Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120075908 - Price Pfister, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 120075908

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 09/08/1994

Site Address:
Price Pfister, Inc.
13500 Paxton Street
Pacoima, CA 91331

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3432

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/17/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/14/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362294506

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$5,475	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,475
Current Penalty	$210	$0	$0	$425	$0	$635
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	3314 A	02/24/1995	02/24/1995	$425	$5,000	$0	10/26/1995	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Serious	3314 B	02/24/1995	03/13/1995	$0	$265	$0	10/26/1995	J - ALJ Decision
3.	03001	Serious	3314 F	02/24/1995	02/24/1995	$210	$210	$0	10/26/1995	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170157572

Event: 08/31/1994

Employee's hand cut by revolving saw blade

At about 7:30 p.m. on August 31, 1994, Employee #1, of the screw machine department of Price Pfister, Inc., was loading new brass bar stock into a screw machine to make small plumbing fixture components. He then reached into the point of operation to remove unprocessed remnants from the previous run. A still revolving saw blade snagged his gloved hand, severely cutting his thumb and palm. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, SAW, LACERATION, POINT OF OPERATION, BLADE, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120075908			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Lathe and turning machine set-up operators

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