Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112197033 - West Covina, City Of - Maintenance Dept.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 112197033

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 02/25/1991

Site Address:
West Covina, City Of - Maintenance Dept.
Nora St. Nr. Sunset Ave.
W. Covina, CA 91792

Mailing Address:
1444 W. Garvey Ave., W. Covina, CA 91793

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9199

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/26/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/26/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361279193

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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 B	03/26/1991	10/23/1991	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170182414

Event: 10/15/1990

Employee's thumb amputated in rotating blades of mower

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on October 15, 1990, Employee #1 stepped off the Toro Groundmaster 322-D motorized lawn mower, #259, to check why the left blade was not cutting grass. He was lying on the ground and reaching to move the inoperative blade when his right thumb became caught by the adjacent rotating blade and was amputated at the distal joint. The primary cause of the accident was failure to shut off and positively disconnect the power from its source. The employer was cited for a violation of T8CCR 3314 (b).

Keywords: AMPUTATED, REPAIR, WORK RULES, THUMB, LOCKOUT, LAWN MOWER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112197033			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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