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Inspection: 126131481 - Eureka Lithography

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 126131481
Report ID: 0950644
Date Opened: 10/08/1998

Site Address:
Eureka Lithography
1633 W. 11th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2731

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/04/1999

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/13/1999

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 362621088
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 3 4
Current Violations 1 3 4
Initial Penalty $3,500 $0 $0 $560 $0 $4,060
Current Penalty $3,500 $0 $0 $560 $0 $4,060
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 342 A 03/04/1999 03/18/1999 $225 $225 $0 -  
2. 01002 Other 461 A 03/04/1999 03/18/1999 $225 $225 $0 -  
3. 01003 Other 3320 03/04/1999 03/18/1999 $110 $110 $0 -  
4. 02001 Serious 4184 B 03/04/1999 03/18/1999 $3,500 $3,500 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201791852
Event: 09/21/1998
Employee injured when hand crushed in book stitching machine

At 10:30 a.m. on September 21, 1998, Employee #1 was working on a book stitcher, an Acme-Morrison Model N3A-3/4-15759, where he was stitching twenty page booklets or newsletters. On that morning, Employee #1 had finished 500 of the booklets before the accident. At one point, when he put a booklet on the saddle, the stitching machine cycled or he accidentally pushed the foot pedals and the hammer hit Employee #1 on his left middle finger. A staple pierced into his finger which was removed at the hospital. At the time of the accident there was no guard on the point of operation. The accident resulted in the amputation of the finger and permanent disfigurement of Employee #1's hand.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PRINTING, FINGER, GUARD, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 126131481 Hospitalized injury Amputation Printing machine operators
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