Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126162502 - Bleeker Bros Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 126162502

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 05/07/1997

Site Address:
Bleeker Bros Inc
10868 Drury Lane
Lynwood, CA 90262

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3444

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/22/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/14/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362530727
Accident	362534554

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$230	$0	$3,230
Current Penalty	$825	$0	$0	$135	$0	$960
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 A	05/19/1997	05/29/1997	$135	$230	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	4185	05/19/1997	05/29/1997	$825	$3,000	$0	10/08/1997	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201050366

Event: 05/05/1997

Employee's fingers amputated in press brake machine

Employee #1 worked full-time for Bleeker Brothers, a manufacturer of paint spray booths with accompanying light fixtures and ductwork, and also of custom sheet metal parts. He was in the forming department, using a Cincinnati press brake machine with an 8 ft bed to form a 1/4 in. flange on a 4 in. by 6 ft piece of 18-gauge sheet metal. As he was working, Employee #1 accidentally tripped the machine's foot pedal and the upper die moved, amputating the four fingers on his right hand at different joints. He had not been given proper safety training. Employee #1 had started doing press brake work only two weeks before the accident, and the day of the accident was the first time that this particular machine had been used at the company.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PRESS BRAKE, FINGER, FOOT CONTROL, INEXPERIENCE, FOOT-POWERED PRESS, PRESS OPERATOR, UNTRAINED, FORMING MACHINE, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126162502			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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