Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305353831 - Handpiece Parts & Products

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 305353831

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 05/03/2004

Site Address:
Handpiece Parts & Products
707 W Angus Ave
Orange, CA 92868

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3843

NAICS: 339114/Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/08/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/22/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362473548

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				4		4
Current Violations				4		4
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$6,100	$0	$6,100
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$6,100	$0	$6,100
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	342 A	10/08/2004	10/31/2004	$5,000	$5,000	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	3203 A	10/08/2004	10/31/2004	$275	$275	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	3314 F	10/08/2004	10/31/2004	$275	$275	$0	-
4.	01004	Other	4233	10/08/2004	10/31/2004	$550	$550	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201145406

Event: 04/21/2004

Employee's finger amputated in lathe machine

On April 21, 2004, Employee #1 was working with a 12-ft long and about 0.25-in.-thick hex rod. He was using a CNC lathe, manufactured by Miyano Company, Model BNC-12, Serial Number 86BN120285. This machine took in a metal rod and formed small dental tools. The feed mechanism on this machine consisted of a trough shaped channel and could accommodate up to 20-ft-long bar stock. After he fed this 12-ft-long stock into the machine, the part of the stock, which was not covered by the PVC tube was jumping up and down while rotating in the open trough and was making excessive noise. Employee #1 thought that he could stop this unintended movement of the stock by pushing the feed unit against the lathe to get a better alignment of the stock. While he was trying to push the feed unit, he was holding a rag in his right hand, which was caught by the rotating stock. His right middle finger was caught and crushed between the vibrating bar stock and the trough channel. Employee #1 was taken to Saint Joseph Hospital in Orange, California, and his right middle finger was amputated at the second knuckle from the top.

Keywords: LATHE, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305353831			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Lathe and turning machine operators

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