Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112202106 - Top Stitch

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 112202106

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 04/28/1992

Site Address:
Top Stitch
2542 Troy Avenue
South El Monte, CA 91733

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5131

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/03/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/29/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361348576

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170154686

Event: 04/25/1992

Employee's hand/fingers crushed by lifting mechanism

Employee #1, a foreman for Top Stitch, was using a forklift to move some pallets. One of the pallets broke and a part of the wood lodged in the chain that operates the truck's lifting mechanism. Employee #1 knelt down and stuck his arm up behind the frame guard, which prevents contact with the lifting mechanism. When he dislodged the piece of wood, the mechanism shot upward, trapping and crushing the employee's arm. Employee #1 was transported to Beverly Hospital in Montebello, CA, where all five fingers and half of his hand were surgically amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, JAMMED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ARM, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112202106			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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