Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111972980 - Hughes Aircraft Company

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 111972980

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 07/18/1990

Site Address:
Hughes Aircraft Company
7150 Village Dr.
Buena Park, CA 90620

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/26/1990

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/23/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361052954

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	3314 A	08/30/1990	08/30/1990	$2,000	$2,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170164065

Event: 06/01/1990

Employee's finger amputated in V-belt pulley drive

At approximately 10:20 a.m. on June 1, 1990, Employee #1, of Hughes Aircraft in Buena Park, CA, was on a four-man maintenance team that was replacing a broken circuit breaker on a chiller unit. The unit is de-energized by using the controller box, and the circuit breaker on the chiller unit is bypassed to keep the unit operating until a replacement breaker is installed. The unit is shut off by means of a time delay switch, which automatically restarts after a 30-second delay. Employee #1 was checking the tension on the V-belt pulley drive when part of his right index finger was amputated. The machine had not been adequately de-energized, as required by safety standards.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, REPAIR, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, V-BELT, NIP POINT, PULLEY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111972980			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics

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