Abstract: Employee #1 had been employed for 22 years as an assembly worker for Miles, Inc., a manufacturer of medical plastic bags for blood plasma. On October 30, 1992, she was working at the finish line of the M-500 blood bag fabricating machine. She was asked by her supervisor to remove a bag of poor quality from the machine. When she reached in, her right index finger became caught in the in-running rolls. Employee #1 required hospitalization after amputating her fingertip. On November 23, 1992, an accident investigation and facility inspection was made by the Cal/OSHA, Covina District office. Safety violations were found and Miles, Inc., was cited accordingly.