Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300788304 - 24 Hour Fitness

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 300788304

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 01/23/2002

Site Address:
24 Hour Fitness
7620 Balboa Ave
San Diego, CA 92111

Mailing Address:
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Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7991

NAICS:

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/17/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362068116

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			5		7
Current Violations	1			6		7
Initial Penalty	$36,000	$0	$0	$1,825	$0	$37,825
Current Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$2,285	$0	$20,285
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
1.	01001	Other	25000008 A01	07/05/2002	07/24/2002	$225	$280	$0	12/12/2002	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	3314 F	07/05/2002	07/31/2002	$335	$420	$0	12/12/2002	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Other	342 A	07/05/2002	07/10/2002	$375	$375	$0		J - ALJ Decision
4.	01004	Other	3203 B02	07/05/2002	07/31/2002	$300	$375	$0	12/12/2002	J - ALJ Decision
5.	01005	Other	14301 A01	07/05/2002	07/24/2002	$300	$375	$0	12/12/2002	J - ALJ Decision
6.	02001	Other	3384 B	07/05/2002	07/12/2002	$750	$18,000	$0	12/12/2002	J - ALJ Decision
7.	03001	Serious	3314 A	07/05/2002	07/19/2002	$18,000	$18,000	$0	12/12/2002	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201064821

Event: 01/18/2002

Employee's finger amputated by exercise bike

At approximately 12:08 p.m. on January 18, 2002, an employee, maintenance technician working at a physical fitness facility was using a rag with lubricant to clean and condition the chain following repairing of the "Spin Cycle", a specialized type of exercise bike with a weighted wheel on one end following its repair. After starting the chain in motion by turning the pedal on the bike, the employee placed the rag on the top of the moving chain. Shortly thereafter, either the rag or the latex glove he was wearing or both were snagged by the chain and his hand was pulled into the small sprocket on the weighted end of the spin cycle. He suffered a severe injury to his right hand when his fingers were pulled into the sprocket of an exercise bike while cleaning the chain. The last phalanx of the third finger on his right hand was mangled by the mechanism, and part of the finger was severed. The damage required further amputation to the next phalanx. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, SPROCKET

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300788304			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinery maintenance occupations

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