Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120329719 - Decore-Ative Specialties Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 120329719

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 07/25/1996

Site Address:
Decore-Ative Specialties Inc.
4414 N. Azusa Canyon Road
Irwindale, CA 91706

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2434

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/06/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/31/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362267668

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$750	$0	$750
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	43180001 A	08/06/1996	08/16/1996	$750	$5,000	$0	08/21/1996	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170632012

Event: 07/16/1996

Employee's fingers amputated in wood shaping machine

At approximately 9:15 a.m. on July 16, 1996, Employee #1 was manually feeding small wood pieces, called doors, into a wood shaping machine, #38556 FD 24. One of the doors broke, and his hand slipped into the blade. Employee #1 suffered partial amputation of the index, middle, and ring fingers on his left hand. The guard on the machine was not of the proper design and did not prevent the employee's hand from contacting the cutting edge of the blade. Employee #1 worked in the production department of Decorative Specialties, Inc., Irwindale, CA,

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, WOOD SHAPER, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120329719			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous precision woodworkers

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