Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112204904 - Betzler Manufacturing Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 112204904

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 06/28/1994

Site Address:
Betzler Manufacturing Inc.
12300 Denholm Drive
El Monte, CA 91732

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3599

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/28/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/28/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362260978

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				4		4
Current Violations				4		4
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$900	$0	$900
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$900	$0	$900
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	3660 A	09/07/1994	09/30/1994	$225	$225	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	3328 D	09/07/1994	09/30/1994	$225	$225	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	23400023	09/07/1994	09/30/1994	$225	$225	$0	-
4.	01004	Other	14001 B	09/07/1994	09/30/1994	$225	$225	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170738660

Event: 06/23/1994

Employee's left thumb caught in dies of broaching machine

At about 6:00 p.m. on June 23, 1994, Employee #1, of Betzler Manufacturing, was operating a broaching machine located inside the shop. The machine has one fixed die and one moveable die. The motion of the moveable die is manually controlled by the operator through constant pressure on a control lever. Employee #1 was broaching a metal piece when he noticed an unwanted metal broach piece, and tried to remove it with his left hand while keeping his right hand on the control lever. His left thumb was caught and crushed between the dies. According to the employer, no one actually saw the accident and the employee could not be contacted.

Keywords: DIE, DEADMAN CONTROL, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONTROL LEVER, THUMB, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112204904			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Machine operators, not specified

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