Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305355000 - Alcoa Fastening Systems

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 305355000

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 12/02/2004

Site Address:
Alcoa Fastening Systems
800 S State College Blvd
Fullerton, CA 92831

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3721

NAICS: 336411/Aircraft Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/13/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/30/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362385882

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$750	$0	$750
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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.	02001	Other	3314 A	05/13/2005	05/18/2005	$0	$750	$0	07/29/2005	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201146313

Event: 11/12/2004

Employee's Finger Is Amputated in Hydraulic Press

On November 12, 2004, Employee #1, a full-time set-up person, was troubleshooting a Schmidt B4015 part revolution press, Model Number 36-178-02, Serial Number 3-0001. The air nozzle on the press was not ejecting the part. As a coworker adjusted the air line in an attempt get the part out of the nest, Employee #1 asked the coworker to press the "on" button to see if the air pressure was strong enough to blow the part off. The coworker activated the press at the same time Employee #1 put her finger into point of operation. Employee #1 sustained a complete amputation of her right index finger at the first joint and was hospitalized. Employee #1 did not deenergize the press during the troubleshooting operation.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, POINT OF OPERATION, HYDRAULIC PRESS, PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305355000			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial engineering technicians

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