Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126090463 - Fey Automotive Products, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126090463

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 09/24/2003

Site Address:
Fey Automotive Products, Inc.
15854 Ornelas
Irwindale, CA 91706

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3714

NAICS: 336211/Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/10/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/31/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362590408

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1	1				2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,060	$70,000	$0	$0	$0	$75,060
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Serious	4200 A	03/22/2004	03/25/2004	$0	$70,000	$0	04/02/2004	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Serious	4193 E03	03/22/2004	03/25/2004	$0	$5,060	$0	04/02/2004	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201797776

Event: 09/24/2003

Employee amputates fingers in punch press

At approximately 1:13 p.m. on September 24, 2003, Employee #1, a machine operator working for an employer that manufactured auto accessories, was operating a punch press, Model Number of B96-200. The machine was set to single stroke mode and would stop after each stroke so that the employee could manually unload the parts from the bottom die and load new parts. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was unloading parts from the bottom die when he placed his hands in the point of operation. The ram came down unexpectedly due to a repeat stroke and severed his right index, middle, and ring fingers. He was hospitalized with his injuries.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, PUNCH PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126090463			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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