Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3026465 - Food Lion Inc Store 111

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 3026465

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 06/05/1986

Site Address:
Food Lion Inc Store 111
9848 Monroe Road
Matthews, NC 28105

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/06/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/14/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360769061

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$420	$0	$0	$0	$0	$420
Current Penalty	$420	$0	$0	$0	$0	$420
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A03 II	07/25/1986	07/28/1986	$420	$420	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14251250

Event: 06/03/1986

LEFT ARM AMPUTATED IN BALER-COMPACTOR

AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 PM ON JUNE 3, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CRUSHING CARDBOARD BOXES USING THE STORE'S BALER (COMPACTOR). THE BALER WAS MANUFACTURED BY SELCO PRODUCTS INC., MODEL #VS, SERIAL #0381658. WHILE CRUSHING BOXES WITH THE BALER CYCLING, EMPLOYEE #1 REACHED INTO THE COMPACTING CHAMBER OF THE BALER TO RETRIEVE HIS BOX CUTTER (KNIFE). THE RAM OF THE BALER CAME DOWN ON HIS LEFT ARM, SHEARING HIS LEFT ARM OFF JUST BELOW THE SHOULDER. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ONE OF THE TWO WIRES OPERATING THE MACHINE'S SAFETY FEATURE HAD BEEN ACCIDENTALLY DISCONNECTED.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, INTERLOCK, LOCKOUT, POINT OF OPERATION, BALER, ARM, RAM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3026465			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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