Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307453001 - A.J.Acosta Co.Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 307453001

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 05/14/2004

Site Address:
A.J.Acosta Co.Inc.
1000 North Shore Dr
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315

Mailing Address:
41688 Big Bear Blvd, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2499

NAICS: 321999/All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/03/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/05/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101155943

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$16,425	$0	$0	$5,225	$0	$21,650
Current Penalty	$1,350	$0	$0	$400	$0	$1,750
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.	01001	Other	342 A	09/03/2004	09/17/2004	$400	$5,000	$0	10/25/2004	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3203 B	09/03/2004	09/17/2004	$0	$225	$0		F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	02001	Other	4070 A	09/03/2004	09/17/2004	$0	$2,025	$0	10/25/2004	F - Formal Settlement
4.	03001	Serious	4184 B	09/03/2004	09/17/2004	$1,350	$14,400	$0	10/25/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201159324

Event: 04/29/2004

Employee Amputates Fingers in Firewood Processor

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on April 29, 2004, Employee #1 was operating a Timberwolf, top roll, firewood processor, Serial Number 1T9PP2928X52036, in a yard area to process logs into firewood. After running about 15 logs through the processor, with no problems, one of the logs that went through required to be reprocessed due to being oversized. As Employee #1 put the log back into the splitter tray and pushed it towards the blade with his left hand and activating the start button with his right hand, the glove on his left hand became caught in the section of wood. Employee #1's hand was pulled towards the blade and his left middle, ring and pinky fingers were amputated. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for his injuries. The accident investigation revealed that although Employee #1 was able to stop the splitter, he was not able to access the button in time.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, TREE LIMB, FINGER, LOG, CAUGHT BY, SAFETY BAR, LOGGER, PROCESS SAFETY, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307453001			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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