Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126121896 - Catalina Furniture Co. Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office
Site Address:
Catalina Furniture Co. Inc.
16930 Valley View Ave.
La Mirada, CA 90638
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3553
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/24/1997
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/06/1998
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 362265985 |
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 | $600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $600 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 3328 G | 10/27/1997 | 11/10/1997 | $600 | $5,000 | $0 | 12/24/1997 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 11:30 a.m. on July 25, 1997, Employee #1 was working on a Jenkins Machinery, Kohler General, Inc., double end shaper/sander, model 144, serial #1370-3130181. He had fed in about two hundred 10 ft by 12 ft by 9/16 in. headboard panels when he discovered that one part was not set correctly on the feeder chains. He was trying to adjust it when his right little finger became caught between the part and the side of the machine and was amputated. The employer was cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 3328(g).
Keywords: MAINTENANCE, SANDING MACHINE, AMPUTATED, FEED CHAIN, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, WOOD SHAPER
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 126121896 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Shaping and joining machine operators |