Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119932903 - Tony Litman/J.R. Dev. Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 119932903

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 12/11/1992

Site Address:
Tony Litman/J.R. Dev. Co.
9730 Amestoy Street
Northridge, CA 91325

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1751

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/11/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/04/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361363617

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$250	$0	$3,250
Current Penalty	$450	$0	$0	$250	$0	$700
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	Other	1509 A	12/21/1992	01/08/1993	$250	$250	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	3203 A07	12/21/1992	01/08/1993	$450	$3,000	$0	02/19/1993	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170698468

Event: 12/10/1992

Employee's finger severed by Skil saw in kick back

Employee #1, of J.K. Development, was using a Skil saw to saw short blocks of wood from a 2 in. by 1 in. strip of wood braced by a short section of 2 in. by 4 in. wood block lying on the concrete floor. The saw penetrated the concrete floor, kicked back, and severed Employee #1's left ring finger and severely cut two adjoining fingers. The ring finger was reattached, but prognosis indicates a long rehabilitation time.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, SEVERED, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, CIRCULAR SAW, LACERATION, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119932903			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenter apprentices

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