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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1417900.015 - Sonic Industries, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Sonic Industries, Inc.
20030 S Normandie
Torrance, CA 90502
Mailing Address:
20030 S Normandie, Torrance, CA 90502
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 336413/Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/14/2020
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/08/2021
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1475363 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $23,000 |
| Current Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $23,000 |
| 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 | Other | 342(A) | 01/09/2020 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 01/28/2020 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 4002(A) | 01/09/2020 | $18,000 | $18,000 | $0 | 01/28/2020 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order |
Investigation Summary
At 5:45 p.m. on July 9, 2019, an employee, a full time machinist, was positioning a stock piece of metal into an Okuma 345 CNC metal lathe to produce metal cylinders that were 6.5 inches tall and weighed 5 pounds for aircraft parts. The employee was holding a piece of stock metal in his right hand to position it in the lathe for machining when he activated the tail shaft to clamp the stock into the jaws of the lathe with the foot controls. The employee had placed his hand on the end of the stock in the path of travel of the tail shaft when his hand was caught between the stock and the tail shaft. The tail shaft penetrated the employee's right hand crushing it and causing severe trauma. The was hospitalized to treat a crushing injury to his right hand.
Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Crushed, Hand, Lathe, Machine operator, Metal, Metal Lathe, Shaft
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1417900.015 | 53 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machinists |