Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120062070 - Volt Services Group

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 120062070

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 02/02/1996

Site Address:
Volt Services Group
5900 E. Lerdo Hwy.
Shafter, CA 93263

Mailing Address:
4560 California Avenue, Suite 100, Bakersfield, CA 93309

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7311

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/06/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/17/1996

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$185	$0	$185
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$185	$0	$185
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	3203 B01	03/15/1996	04/17/1996	$185	$185	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170739510

Event: 02/02/1996

Employee's thumb amputated in pipe perforating machine

On January 11, 1996, Employee #1 was operating a pipe perforating machine for Inyall Service Corporation. The perforating machine had twenty-one 2 3/4 in. diameter by 0.16 in. thick blades with 72 teeth. They operated at 450 to 500 rpm to perforate the 5 1/2 in. diameter by 42 to 45 ft long pipe. Employee #1 was using the machine to make cuts in the pipe and was marking the pipe to keep track of the cuts. With the saws rotating, he picked up the marker spot with his left hand while holding chalk in his right hand. He was preparing to mark the pipe when his left glove became caught by a moving blade. Employee #1's left hand was pulled in, amputating his thumb. He was transported to USC Medical Center, where his thumb was reattached.

Keywords: CLOTHING, AMPUTATED, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, LOCKOUT, SAW, PIPE, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120062070			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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