Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300786811 - Amerillum

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 300786811

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 08/22/2001

Site Address:
Amerillum
2835 La Mirada Dr
Vista, CA 92083

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3365

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/06/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/01/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361644388

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$15,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,750
Current Penalty	$12,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,600
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	Serious	4227 A	12/06/2001	12/11/2001	$12,600	$15,750	$0	02/01/2002	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 300786811

Event: 06/07/2001

Employee's Fingers Amputated by Metal-cutting Shear

At approximately 11:30 a.m. on June 7, 2001, a maintenance technician from Amada Engineering, a shear machine manufacturing firm, was performing routine maintenance on Amerillum Corp's, their customer's, metal-shearing machine, which requires flipping two 10-foot-long shearing blades. The machine was described as an M-3060, Serial Number 3060283, manufactured by Amada Engineering. After the blades were flipped and reinstalled, the technician made several test cuts to calibrate the machine without first installing the protective guards. On the last calibration cut, the maintenance firm's technician utilized the assistance of the customer's Employee to insert the test material in making the cut. The maintenance technician was on the opposite side of the machine making an adjustment and did not have sight of the customer's employee. Three fingers were severed from the employee's right hand as the calibration test cut was made.

Keywords: SEVERED, AMPUTATED, BARRIER GUARD, FINGER, GUARD, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, LACERATION, BLADE, HAND, POOR VISIBILITY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300786811			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sheet metal workers

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