Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119857183 - Loral Electro Optical Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 119857183

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 02/25/1993

Site Address:
Loral Electro Optical Co.
300 Halstead
Pasadena, CA 91109

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3728

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/13/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/25/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362271348

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	4002 A	04/13/1993	04/13/1993	$5,000	$5,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170729347

Event: 02/17/1993

Employee's finger caught in unguarded rotary fan

At about 11:30 a.m. on February 17, 1993, Employee #1 of Loral Optical Systems was doing some testing on a transmodulator machine located inside the 5 DS test station, room #E 318. He put his left hand behind the machine to check if the fan was sucking air and accidentally hit the fan, which was unguarded.. He suffered the amputation of the 1st phalanx of the left small finger and was taken to Saint Luke's Hospital in Pasadena, CA, where he was held for a couple of hours and released to recuperate at home. A safety violation was cited because the fan was unguarded.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FAN, FAN BLADE, FINGER, TEST EQUIPMENT, UNGUARDED, BLIND REACHING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119857183			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Electrical and electronic engineers

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