Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119870772 - Roy Thomas Furniture

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 119870772

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 02/28/1995

Site Address:
Roy Thomas Furniture
13724 Borate St
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2521

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/28/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/12/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362167660

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$700	$0	$5,700
Current Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$250	$0	$1,000
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
1.	01001	Other	3203 A	03/28/1995	05/02/1995	$125	$400	$0	06/19/1995	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01002	Other	3314 F	03/28/1995	05/02/1995	$125	$300	$0	06/19/1995	W - Empr Withdrew
3.	02001	Serious	4296 A	03/28/1995	04/17/1995	$750	$5,000	$0	06/19/1995	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170882716

Event: 10/06/1994

Employee's finger amputated when table saw kicked back

Employee #1, a milling/saw operator at Roy Thomas Furniture, was dadoing or rabbeting a piece of wood for a drawer. He was operating a Powermatic panel B table saw, model 66, serial #266236, company #2. A witness said that the table saw kicked back at the end of the process and Employee #1's left hand was pulled into the blade. His left index finger was partially amputated to approximately 2/3 of the fingernail. The witness had observed Employee #1 eating greasy food at lunch and then operating the saw without washing his hands.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, STRUCK AGAINST, BLADE, TABLE SAW

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119870772			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators

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