Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125881482 - Carpenter Co Dba E R Carpenter Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 125881482

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 08/07/2006

Site Address:
Carpenter Co Dba E R Carpenter Co Inc
7809 Lincoln Ave
Riverside, CA 92504

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3086

NAICS: 326140/Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/25/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/23/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102489788

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	2			2		4
Initial Penalty	$24,860	$0	$0	$850	$0	$25,710
Current Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,300
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 C	09/25/2006	10/10/2006	$0	$850	$0	10/16/2006	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Other	3203 A06 A	09/25/2006	10/10/2006	$0	$7,650	$0	10/16/2006	J - ALJ Decision
3.	03001	Serious	3212 E	09/25/2006	10/10/2006	$3,150	$7,650	$0	10/16/2006	J - ALJ Decision
4.	04001	Serious	3328 B	09/25/2006	10/10/2006	$3,150	$9,560	$0	10/16/2006	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202443610

Event: 07/24/2006

Employee's Fingers Are Amputated in Dust Collector

At approximately 1:15 p.m. on July 24, 2006, Employee #1 was a machine operator in the trim department at the Carpenter Company. The equipment he was operating was stopped due to a jam in the dust collector located outside the building. The disconnecting means was not disengaged and a lock was not placed on it. Employee #1 opened the interlocked door to the dust collector to access the rotary valve. He was clearing the jam with a steel pipe and his hands. Unaware that Employee #1's hand was inside the dust collector, another employee restarted the equipment. Employee #1 was injured when the rotary valve started rotating and his right hand was caught between one of the valve fins and the body of the dust collector. An investigation revealed that the actuator contact for the door interlock safety switch, Banner Model Number SI-QS90MF, had separated and remained lodged in the switch body, which allowed the dust collector to operate while the interlocked door was open.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, INTERLOCK, DUST COLLECTOR, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125881482			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Crushing and grinding machine operators

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