Inspection Detail
Inspection: 305477820 - Bison Engineering Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Bison Engineering Inc
6980 Cherry Ave
Long Beach, CA 90805
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3449
NAICS: 332312/Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/23/2005
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/13/2010
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 362438558 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
Current Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
Initial Penalty | $20,700 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $25,700 |
Current Penalty | $5,155 | $0 | $0 | $900 | $0 | $6,055 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | 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 | 05/24/2005 | 08/31/2007 | $900 | $5,000 | $0 | 07/12/2005 | L - State Settlement | |
2. | 02001 | Serious | 4231 A | 05/24/2005 | 08/31/2007 | $2,475 | $4,050 | $0 | 07/12/2005 | L - State Settlement | |
3. | 03001 | Serious | 3384 B | 05/24/2005 | 08/31/2007 | $205 | $4,050 | $0 | 07/12/2005 | L - State Settlement | |
4. | 04001 | Serious | 3314 C | 05/24/2005 | 08/31/2007 | $2,475 | $12,600 | $0 | 07/12/2005 | L - State Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 12:15 p.m. on December 2, 2004, Employee #1, a machinist, was operating a metal cutting saw that was improperly guarded in an approximate 1,000 square feet machine shop. The employer specializes in machining metal parts. Employee #1 was cutting 4- to 6-inch rings out of a cylinder that measured about 4-feet high by 4-feet wide and attached to a Waldrich Siegen lathe, Part Number L-4. The lathe was equipped with a circular saw that rotated in the opposite direction of the lathe. As Employee #1 was using a handheld jig to measure the thickness of each ring, the saw was still running. The saw blade caught Employee #1's glove on his left hand and pulled his hand into the danger zone. He suffered the amputation of a whole finger and partial second finger on his left hand. Emergency services we contacted, and Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital, where he was hospitalized and treated for his injury.
Keywords: LATHE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, MACHINIST, WORK STATION, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, CAUGHT BETWEEN, METAL SAW
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 305477820 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Machinists |