Inspection Detail

Inspection: 915132 - Acs Industries Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Providence Area Office

Inspection Nr: 915132

Report ID: 0112300

Date Opened: 09/20/1984

Site Address:
Acs Industries Inc
152 Hamlet Ave
Woonsocket, RI 02895

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2282

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/26/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/08/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900505447	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$560	$0	$0	$0	$0	$560
Current Penalty	$280	$0	$0	$0	$0	$280
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	19100145 C01 II	11/01/1984	11/04/1984	$280	$560	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14277149

Event: 09/19/1984

AMPUTATION OF TOES WHEN RIDING MATERIAL HOIST.

EMPLOYEE #1, A FLOOR BOY, AFTER LOADING HAND TRUCKS ON A VERTICAL RECIPROCATING CONVEYOR PLATFORM, BOARDED THE LOAD CARRYING ELEMENT (PLATFORM) OF THE VERTICAL CONVEYOR EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A "NO RIDERS" SIGN POSTED ON THE GATE. WHILE RIDING THE PLATFORM BETWEEN THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR, HIS FOOT, WHICH PROTRUDED OVER THE PLATFORM EDGE, WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOVING PLATFORM AND A STEEL "HIP" THAT PROTRUDES FROM THE THIRD FLOOR LANDING. THE TOES ON HIS RIGHT FOOT WERE DAMAGED. THE BIG TOE WAS AMPUTATED AND THE NEXT TWO PARTIALLY AMPUTATED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS IMMEDIATELY HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, HOIST, CONVEYOR, MECH MAT HANDLING, TOE, VERTICAL CONVEYOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	915132			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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