Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119866911 - Gehr Industries

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 119866911

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 05/01/1995

Site Address:
Gehr Industries
7400 E Slauson Ave
Commerce, CA 90040

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3357

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/08/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/22/1996

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$560	$0	$560
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$560	$0	$560
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3203 A .	05/08/1995	06/10/1995	$185	$185	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3314 A	05/08/1995	05/08/1995	$375	$375	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170883508

Event: 05/01/1995

Employee's Finger Amputated by Wire Extruder

Employee #1 was tending the take-up reels on a wire extruder. One reel was full and the employee was preparing for a changeover, at which point the wire would switch over to a second, empty reel and continue winding while he took the first roll off. When the changeover began, the wire began to load onto the empty reel; however, when Employee #1 attempted to cut the wire between the two reels with an automatic knife, the knife failed. The employee then either attempted to cut the wire with a pair of wire cutters he was carrying, or caught his hand in a loop of wire that looped out from the drum. Employee #1's hand was caught between the wire and the rim of the reel, and his left middle finger was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, METAL WIRE, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, WIRE DRAWING MACHINE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119866911			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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