Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120018668 - Recognition Equipment

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco District Office

Inspection Nr: 120018668

Report ID: 0950611

Date Opened: 09/21/1993

Site Address:
Recognition Equipment
101 Market St.
San Francisco, CA 94080

Mailing Address:
400 Oyster Pt. Blvd., So. San Francisco, CA 94080

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/19/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/25/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361402951

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	$1,000	$0	$6,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$6,000
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	342 A	10/27/1993	09/21/1993	$500	$500	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	3203 A	10/27/1993	10/19/1993	$500	$500	$0	-
3.	02001	Serious	3314 B	10/27/1993	09/21/1993	$5,000	$5,000	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170721807

Event: 04/22/1993

Employee's fingers amputated by timing belt

On April 22, 1993, Employee #1, a field engineer for Recognition International, Inc., and a coworker were working on a currency sorting machine at the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank. He had just replaced a sensor, which had a long wire. Employee #1 used plastic tie wraps to secure the length of the wire to keep it from getting into moving parts of the equipment. At approximately 4:00 p.m., his fingers were caught and amputated by a timing belt. He was taken to Ralph K. Davies Medical Center.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, REPAIR, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120018668			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Electrical and electronic technicians

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