Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301330403 - Felbro Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 301330403

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 08/28/2003

Site Address:
Felbro Inc.
3666 E. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90023

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3499

NAICS: 332710/Machine Shops

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/23/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/28/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362593626

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$36,000	$0	$0	$5,375	$0	$41,375
Current Penalty	$2,970	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,970
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	342 A	01/16/2004	02/12/2004	$0	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	461 A	01/16/2004	02/12/2004	$0	$375	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	02001	Serious	4184 B	01/16/2004	02/12/2004	$270	$18,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	03001	Serious	4850 B	01/16/2004	02/12/2004	$2,700	$18,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201797602

Event: 08/13/2003

Employee's finger is amputated in press

At about 10:40 p.m. on August 13, 2003, Employee #1, a press welder with Felbro, Incorporated, was using a stationary electric press-welder to weld flat metal grids. When his left index finger was under the ram, he inadvertently pressed the foot pedal, causing the ram to slide down onto the finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized for an amputation. There was no point of operation guard or other safety device on the press and Employee #1 was not using a hand extension tool to hold the metal grid when accident occurred.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, FOOT CONTROL, PRESS, UNGUARDED, RAM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301330403			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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