Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119887370 - Ckd Engineering & Manufacturing

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 119887370

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 09/14/1994

Site Address:
Ckd Engineering & Manufacturing
501 E Jamie
La Habra, CA 90631

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3999

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/27/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/13/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361382559

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			3		6
Current Violations	3			3		6
Initial Penalty	$1,680	$0	$0	$505	$0	$2,185
Current Penalty	$1,176	$0	$0	$335	$0	$1,511
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	4202 C	10/21/1994	11/08/1994	$225	$225	$0	12/16/1994	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01002	Other	3577 E	10/21/1994	11/08/1994	$110	$110	$0	12/16/1994	W - Empr Withdrew
3.	01003	Other	3578 G	10/21/1994	11/17/1994	$0	$170	$0	12/16/1994	W - Empr Withdrew
4.	02001	Serious	4211 B	10/21/1994	11/17/1994	$560	$560	$0	12/16/1994	W - Empr Withdrew
5.	03001	Serious	4211 B	10/21/1994	11/17/1994	$56	$560	$0	12/16/1994	W - Empr Withdrew
6.	04001	Serious	4206 A	10/21/1994	11/17/1994	$560	$560	$0	12/16/1994	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170355853

Event: 08/31/1994

Employee's finger fractured in punch press

At about 1:00 p.m. on August 31, 1994, Employee #1 was operating a Bliss #21 punch press when his left index finger became caught in the press. He was taken to St. Jude Hospital-Fullerton for treatment for a fractured finger. He was released from the hospital the next day at about 1:00 p.m. Employee #1 did not know what happened, except that when he had his left hand in the die area, the punch press made a stroke, catching his left index finger. Employee #1 said that he had been trained on punch press operation by the owner of the business. The Bliss #21 is a 45-ton press estimated to be about 30 years old and its stamped serial number is no longer legible. The press stroke is activated by a two-push-button control, but when tested, it did not require concurrent action of both the operator's hands to operate and it did not incorporate an anti-repeat feature. It appears that the accident was caused by a malfunction of the press. Employee #1 did not permanently depress any of the two buttons so he could use only one hand to operate it and/or permanently depress the two buttons to cause the press to operate continuously. There was no violation noted that would have any relation to the accident. Two serious violation citations are being issued with regard to the machine: T8CCR 4211(a) and T8CCR 4211(b).

Keywords: DIE, FRACTURE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, TWO-HAND CONTROL, PRESS OPERATOR, PUNCH PRESS, MECH MALFUNCTION, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119887370			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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