Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119849776 - H & M Graphics Services Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 119849776

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 09/21/1994

Site Address:
H & M Graphics Services Inc.
731 West Wilson Avenue
Glendale, CA 91203

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/21/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/16/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362261976

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				3		3
Current Violations				3		3
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$675	$0	$675
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$450	$0	$450
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
1.	01001	Other	23400016 B	12/07/1994	12/31/1994	$225	$225	$0	01/03/1995	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	4185	12/07/1994	12/31/1994	$0	$225	$0	01/03/1995	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Other	342 A	12/07/1994	12/31/1994	$225	$225	$0	01/03/1995	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170733778

Event: 09/17/1994

Employee's hand crushed by clamp of guillotine cutter

At approximately 5:00 a.m. on September 17, 1994, Employee #1, of H & M Graphic Services, Inc., was in a bindery shop setting up papers with the clamp on a guillotine cutter machine. The downward motion of the clamp is controlled by a foot pedal on the bottom of machine. Apparently, Employee #1 pressed the foot pedal longer than required and could not withdraw his hand from under the clamp before it descended. He suffered crushing injuries to his right thumb, index, and middle fingers. Employee #1 could not be contacted about the accident, and according to the employer, there were no witnesses to the accident. There is a cutter/blade on the machine whose motion is controlled separately by two hand controls that appeared to be functioning properly. The employer was cited for inadequate guarding on the foot pedal.

Keywords: HOLD-DOWN CLAMP, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, FOOT CONTROL, CRUSHED, GUILLOTINE SHEAR, HAND, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119849776			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous printing machine operators

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