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Inspection: 125872739 - K & M Press Inc

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 125872739
Report ID: 0950632
Date Opened: 05/03/2005

Site Address:
K & M Press Inc
1520 Forrester Rd
El Centro, CA 92243

Mailing Address:
1490 West Evan Hewes Hwy, El Centro, CA 92243

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2048

NAICS: 311119/Other Animal Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/28/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/12/2008

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 362428658
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 3 5 8
Current Violations 1 7 8
Initial Penalty $22,050 $0 $0 $1,165 $0 $23,215
Current Penalty $2,700 $0 $0 $1,405 $0 $4,105
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 10/28/2005 11/30/2005 $205 $275 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002 Other 3220 B 10/28/2005 11/30/2005 $150 $205 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01003 Other 3221 B 10/28/2005 11/30/2005 $150 $275 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
4. 01004 Other 6151 C04 10/28/2005 11/15/2005 $150 $205 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
5. 01005 Other 6151 E03 10/28/2005 11/02/2005 $150 $205 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
6. 02001 Other 23400023 10/28/2005 11/02/2005 $300 $4,725 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
7. 03001 Serious 3314 C 10/28/2005 11/06/2005 $2,700 $12,600 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
8. 04001 Other 4002 A 10/28/2005 11/06/2005 $300 $4,725 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201069127
Event: 05/02/2005
Employee's Hand Is Amputated in Machine

At approximately 9:15 a.m. on May 2, 2005, Employee #1 was cleaning some hay off an accumulating table of the H and H Hunterwood machine with his right hand. The machine inadvertently moved and the accumulator arm came back and cut off part of his right hand at a shear point at the rotator arm. A coworker was working at the north side of the machine. The manager was working on the east side of the machine. Employee #1 applied a tourniquet and had part of his hand placed in a bag and onto some ice. Another coworker transported Employee #1 to El Centro Regional Medical Center, where it was determined that Employee #1 was to be taken by life flight to UCSD Medical Center in San Diego for surgery and treatment for seven days to reattach his right hand.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, HAND

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 125872739 Hospitalized injury Amputation Compressing and compacting machine operators
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