Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119830669 - Decore-Ative Specialties Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 119830669

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 12/18/1995

Site Address:
Decore-Ative Specialties Inc.
4414 N. Azusa Canyon Road
Irwindale, CA 91706

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2434

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/31/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/01/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362262586

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170903371

Event: 12/16/1995

Employee's fingers amputated by cutter blade

At approximately 4:45 a.m. on December 16, 1995, Employee #1, of DeCore-ative Specialities Inc., was cutting thin sheets of wood (mica type) using a Gustav Josting veneer cutter, model OF1300, MASCH #8221, BANJAHR 1973. Employee #1 cut a 25 in. by 10 in. stack of 20 thin sheets about 1 in. thick using a two-hand control device. As he reached to grab the cut part, the cutter blade (about 5 ft long) dropped onto his right hand, amputating the index and middle fingers. The cause of the accident could not be established. No violation of T8CCR was found and therefore no citation was issued.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, TWO-HAND CONTROL, BLADE, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119830669			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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