Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300810090 - T H E Services

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 300810090

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 01/05/2001

Site Address:
T H E Services
S. Alisal Rd.
Solvang, CA 93463

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1603, Buellton, CA 93427

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5099

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/11/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/01/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362493058

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			4		5
Current Violations				4		4
Initial Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$510	$0	$11,310
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$410	$0	$410
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	342 A	01/26/2001	01/31/2001	$0	$175	$0	05/14/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	3203 A	01/26/2001	02/28/2001	$150	$335	$0	05/14/2001	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	3203 B01	01/26/2001	02/28/2001	$0	$0	$0	05/14/2001	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01004	Other	3203 B02	01/26/2001	02/28/2001	$0	$0	$0	05/14/2001	F - Formal Settlement
5.	02001	Other	4184 B	01/26/2001	02/28/2001	$260	$10,800	$0	05/14/2001	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201094521

Event: 12/15/2000

Employee's finger amputated when no guard on machine

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on December 14, 2000, Employee #1 was operating a vertical log splitter with a 3-ft blade. The log splitter had a handle to operate it 4 ft away from the center of the blade when the blade was down. Employee #1 used his right hand to hold the log in place while pulling on the handle to operate the log splitter with the left hand. Employee #1 had a glove on and got his finger caught between the blade and the top of the log being split. Employee #1 amputated his right index finger to the first joint. There was no guard on the machine and no device to prevent the hand from being in the point of operation. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was working alone. The employer had left the area for a short time.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, GUARD, LOG, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300810090			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Forestry workers, except logging

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