Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112075437 - General Temporaries Of Norwalk Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Riverside District Office

Inspection Nr: 112075437

Report ID: 0950634

Date Opened: 10/18/1991

Site Address:
General Temporaries Of Norwalk Inc
12764 Florence Ave
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7361

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/21/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/05/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361340524

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170189906

Event: 08/26/1991

Employee's finger fractured by pie dough cutter blade

At about 2:30 p.m. on August 26, 1991, Employee #1, of General Temporary Services, started to clean the blade of a pie dough cutter by removing the top cover. Employee #1 stated that the power to the machine was off. There was no eyewitness; therefore it is presumed that Employee #1 accidentally turned on the nearby disconnect switch with his clothing. There is also a micro switch on the machine that is in the OFF position when the cover is removed. Employee #1 caught his left ring finger in the blade of the pie dough cutter, sustaining a compound fracture. He was rushed to Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in Whittier for emergency repair of his ring finger, which was repaired; he was then discharged. According to the bakery plant manager, the micro switch was found pushed down with a piece of a paper during an inspection after the accident. It is not known how long this paper had been bypassing the switch. The employer was cited for a general violation of 8CCR 3314(a).

Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112075437			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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