Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305646671 - Tipke Manufacturing

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Spokane Service Location, Spokane, Wa

Inspection Nr: 305646671

Report ID: 1055360

Date Opened: 09/09/2002

Site Address:
Tipke Manufacturing
321 N Helena
Spokane, WA 99202

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5521

NAICS: 441120/Used Car Dealers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/25/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/06/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	902762202	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			4		5
Current Violations	1			4		5
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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
1.	01001	Serious	0241500103 B	11/07/2002	09/25/2002	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
2.	02001	Other	0242302501 A	11/07/2002	12/10/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02002	Other	80013005	11/07/2002	09/25/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	02003	Other	80015005	11/07/2002	09/25/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	02004	Other	80016010	11/07/2002	09/25/2002	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171135080

Event: 09/09/2002

Employee's Fingers Are Crushed in Hydraulic Press Brake

On September 9, 2002, Employee #1 was using a hydraulic press brake to form CM-1 brackets. He had completed 972 parts the previous day and had run 500 parts on his current shift when a coworker told him that some of the parts had been formed misaligned. Employee #1 began to use his fingers to push on the front edge of the bracket to assure that it was aligned against the backstop behind the forming dies. He would then cycle the machine, removing his fingers when the upper die started to descend. He had run between 45 and 50 parts this way when his fingers became caught. Employee #1 stopped the press, trapping his fingers under the nearly fully-descended upper die. Finding that he could not get his fingers out and that the press was almost at the end of its down stroke, he cycled the machine and removed his crushed fingers. He was hospitalized with his injury.

Keywords: POWER PRESS, PRESS BRAKE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, EXTENSION HANDLE, HYDRAULIC PRESS, PRESS OPERATOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305646671			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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