Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112176128 - Easton Aluminum

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 112176128

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 05/05/1993

Site Address:
Easton Aluminum
7800 Haskell Avenue
Van Nuys, CA 91406

Mailing Address:
7108 Desoto Avenue, Canoga Park, CA 91303

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3949

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/20/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/20/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361362056

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170700116

Event: 04/24/1993

Employee's finger amputated by jaws of running machine

Employee #1 was operating a tube extruding machine which would grab the end of a tube and draw it through a die to reduce the diameter. The employee left the machine in automatic mode, and instead of using a tool to knock the trimmed piece out of the jaws, he reached into the machine with his hand. The jaws nipped the end of his right middle finger resulting in its partial amputation. No accident related violation was cited. Employee #1 had been checked out on the safe operation of the equipment and had operated it about six weeks prior to the accident.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, POINT OF OPERATION, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112176128			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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