Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111930129 - Gni Waterman, Llc Dba Waterman Industries

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 111930129

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 10/25/1991

Site Address:
Gni Waterman, Llc Dba Waterman Industries
25500 Road 204
Exeter, CA 93221

Mailing Address:
P O Box 458, Exeter, CA 93225

Union Status: Union

SIC:3491

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/25/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/28/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361373301

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	11			31		42
Current Violations	11			31		42
Initial Penalty	$6,710	$0	$0	$465	$0	$7,175
Current Penalty	$6,710	$0	$0	$465	$0	$7,175
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	342 A	04/14/1992	10/25/1991	$35	$35	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	5021 A	04/14/1992	06/15/1992	$35	$35	$0	A - Amendment
3.	01003	Other	5022 A02	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$35	$35	$0	-
4.	01004	Other	5031 C	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	01005	Other	5194 G11	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	01006	Other	5194 H01	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
7.	01007	Other	5194 F04 A	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
8.	01008	Other	5144 C	04/14/1992	06/15/1992	$90	$90	$0	A - Amendment
9.	01009	Other	5144 D03	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
10.	01010	Other	5144 D04	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
11.	01011	Other	5155 E01	04/14/1992	06/15/1992	$90	$90	$0	A - Amendment
12.	01012	Other	4799	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
13.	01013	Other	4848 A	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
14.	01014	Other	3578 G	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
15.	01015	Other	3577 E	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
16.	01016	Other	4851 G	04/14/1992	05/30/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
17.	01017	Other	6151 E02	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
18.	01018	Other	6151 G02	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
19.	01019	Other	23400026	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
20.	01020	Other	4896 D	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
21.	01021	Other	4650 E	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
22.	01022	Other	3328 G	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
23.	01023	Other	4981 C	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
24.	01024	Other	25000010 A	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
25.	01025	Other	4313	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
26.	01026	Other	3212 A01	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$90	$90	$0	-
27.	01027	Other	5048 I03	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$90	$90	$0	-
28.	01028	Other	4198 A01	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
29.	01029	Other	4199 A01	04/14/1992	05/19/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
30.	01030	Other	4202 C	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
31.	01031	Other	3203 A04	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
32.	02001	Serious	4199 A	04/14/1992	04/09/1992	$35	$35	$0	-
33.	03001	Serious	4185	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$35	$35	$0	-
34.	04001	Serious	4199 A03	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$35	$35	$0	-
35.	05001	Serious	4197 A02	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
36.	06001	Serious	4202 A	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$35	$35	$0	-
37.	07001	Serious	4202 B	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$35	$35	$0	-
38.	08001	Serious	4203 B	04/14/1992	04/09/1992	$2,000	$2,000	$0	-
39.	09001	Serious	3381 A	04/14/1992	04/09/1992	$375	$375	$0	-
40.	10001	Serious	3577 A	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$375	$375	$0	-
41.	11001	Serious	3314 B	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$35	$35	$0	-
42.	12001	Serious	4187 B	04/14/1992	05/15/1992	$3,750	$3,750	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170694210

Event: 10/15/1991

Employee's hands crushed in punch press

Employee #1, a power punch press operator for Waterman Industries, Inc., was cutting out 3 3/8 in. by 1/16 in. thick Teflon gaskets. He had selected the two-hand/single mode, and the setup was checked by the lead person. Shortly after setting up, the operator, on his own initiative, turned the control key switch from two-hand/single to foot/single operation. While removing the product by hand, Employee #1 inadvertently activated the guarded foot control. The slide came down and crushed both his hands. Employee #1 was transported to Kaweah Delta Hospital in Visalia, CA, for treatment. After he was evacuated, the lead person checked the key control switch and found it in the foot/single mode, not the two-hand/single mode they had originally selected and approved. The employer's policy called for the shop supervisor, the lead person, and the operator to have possession of a control key, with the operator's key left in the control to select the operating modes. The change to foot/single operation required point of operation guards, which were not in place.

Keywords: WORK RULES, FOOT CONTROL, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, PUNCH PRESS, HAND, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111930129			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Extruding and forming machine operators

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