Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112019161 - Price Pfister, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 112019161

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 09/05/1991

Site Address:
Price Pfister, Inc.
13500 Paxton Street
Pacoima, CA 91331

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3432

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/10/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/01/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361273543

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	4208 A05	10/10/1991	11/04/1991	$2,000	$2,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 741314

Event: 08/21/1991

EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AMPUTATED IN SHEAR MACHINE

AT ABOUT 11:20 AM ON AUGUST 21, 1991, EMPLOYEE #1, A MACHINE OPERATOR, WAS OPERATING A PNEUMATIC POWERED, HORIZONTAL SHEAR TO CUT (SHORTEN) PLASTIC TUBES. THE 4.75-INCH-LONG BY 1.5-INCH-DIAMETER TUBES ARE USED AS SHIPPING PROTECTION FOR PLUMBING ITEMS. THE OPERATOR MANUALLY PLACES AND REMOVES THE TUBES. WHILE REMOVING A CUT TUBE FROM THE 1.5-INCH-DIAMETER STOCK OPENING, THE OPERATOR PUSHED ONE OF THE TWO MACHINE ACTIVATE BUTTONS AND THE SHEAR BLADE AMPUTATED A PORTION OF A FINGER. THE MACHINE WAS PROVIDED WITH TWO-HAND CONTROL BUTTONS, BUT ONE BUTTON WAS MADE INOPERATIVE BY THE OPERATOR TO SPEED PRODUCTION.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SHEAR, FINGER, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, TWO-HAND CONTROL, POINT OF OPERATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112019161			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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