Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1466480.015 - Rbc Bearings Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Investigation Summary

At 8:53 a.m. on November 14, 2019, an employee was working for an international manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered precision bearings and products that were integral to the manufacture and operation of most machines, aircraft, and mechanical systems. He was working as a lead machinist. He was operating a Beckwood press machine. He was removing a bearing component from a link body. He was using the machine to push the bearing out. The employee asked a coworker to push one of the machine's two hand controls while he stuck his left hand inside the press. When the machine, the employee's left index finger was amputated. The employee was treated without hospitalization. The employer reported the amputation to the Division that same day. The employer's report was made in a timely manner. DOSH opened an investigation on February 13, 2020.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bearing, Caught Between, Caught In, Finger, Hand Control, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Machinist, Point Of Operation, Press, Traumatic Amputation, Work Rules