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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 311701254 - Custom Welding & Fabricating Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Custom Welding & Fabricating Inc
9333a Nixon Drive
Easton, MD 21601
Mailing Address:
3104 Ocean Gateway, Cambridge, MD 21613
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3446
NAICS: 332323/Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/20/2008
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Manufacturing(2000-3999)
Case Closed: 10/30/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102361748 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $2,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000 |
| Current Penalty | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | 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 A01 | 02/27/2008 | 03/06/2008 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On January 30, 2008, Employee #1, a 46 year-old-male with Custom Welding & Fabricating Inc., was working as a subcontractor with another coworker performing maintenance and repair work on the facility conveyor system at a UPS delivery center. The coworker was working on a conveyor system at floor level and Employee #1 was standing on a stepladder tracking another conveyor belt approximately ten-feet above the concrete floor and twenty-feet away from the coworker. Employee #1 opened an expanded metal door, used to protect against pinch-points, on the underside of conveyor section LF-DK-1 to observe the movement and make adjustments to the thirty-six inch belt and rollers. The belt was running to close to the frame and the coworker had made a change to the adjusting bolts located on the outside frame of the conveyor and on both sides of the system. According to Employee #1 he reached up and tapped the conveyor belt that was moving at approximately eighty-feet per minute, with his left hand to check for tension. The grip configuration of the belt pulled his fingers, hand and arm in between the running belt and a jack roller located approximately one-foot and slightly behind his head. Employee #1 was not able to pull his arm out. Employee #1's left arm was broken in three places and he spent several days in the hospital.
Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, BELT, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CONVEYOR, NIP POINT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 311701254 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Machinery maintenance occupations |