Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120123633 - Anemostat Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 120123633

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 12/03/1995

Site Address:
Anemostat Inc
1220 Watson Center Rd
Carson, CA 90745

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:5084

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/26/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361412133

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$6,810	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,810
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$1,200	$0	$2,700
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	4214 A01	01/29/1996	02/06/1996	$1,200	$5,000	$0	02/20/1996	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	4214 A01	01/29/1996	02/01/1996	$1,500	$1,810	$0	02/20/1996	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170588362

Event: 11/29/1995

Employee's fingers amputated by press brake

At 2:18 a.m. on November 29, 1995, Employee #1, a press brake operator working the third shift, was hand feeding material into an obsolete press brake equipped with PSDI. The clutch malfunctioned and the ram advanced unexpectedly, catching the employee's hands. Fingers on both hands were amputated and he was hospitalized. The clutch had performed correctly for a number of days prior to the incident and daily inspections were made. No other workers admitted to seeing the accident. The employer was cited with two instances of improper guarding, 8CCR 4214(a)(1).

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PRESS BRAKE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLUTCH, CRUSHED, HAND, MECH MALFUNCTION, UNGUARDED, RAM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120123633			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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