Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111981387 - Russell Coil

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 111981387

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 08/01/1991

Site Address:
Russell Coil
221 S Berry St
Brea, CA 92621

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3585

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/09/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/19/1992

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
Current Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
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	Other	3203 A02	08/21/1991	09/27/1991	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	3384 B	08/21/1991	09/27/1991	$750	$750	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170166979

Event: 08/01/1991

Employee's Finger Amputated After Caught in Drill Press

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on July 31, 1991, Employee #1 was in the machine shop using a drill press to make holes in a piece of copper tubing. He was wearing gloves as hand protection. A piece of copper became stuck in the drill press; and, when he tried to remove it, his right glove became caught by the rotating drill bit. His hand was turned 360 degrees, injuring his little and ring fingers. He was transported to Brea Community Hospital, where his right ring finger was surgically removed. He was released from the hospital on August 4, 1991. The coworker who trained Employee #1 said that he did not remember telling him not to wear gloves while operating the drill press. Employee #1 said that he had seen coworkers wearing gloves while operating other machines, such as power saws, and he thought that it was acceptable to wear them while operating a drill press.

Keywords: CLOTHING, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, DRILL PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111981387			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous hand working occupations

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