Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309299840 - Rb Fabrication Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 309299840

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 11/28/2007

Site Address:
Rb Fabrication Incorporated
2296 B, Batavia St
Orange, CA 92865

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

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: 01/02/2008

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/28/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102525946

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201149358

Event: 06/26/2007

Employee Amputates Three Fingers in Planner

TOn June 26, 2007, Employee #1 was attempting to plane a 6 to 8 inch long piece of acrylic. He was using a new Grizzly G9953ZXF Jointer with spiral cutting head, Serial Number 06C1643. The acrylic plaque was 1-in. thick and 3.75-in. in diameter. The plaque was not part of Employer #1's work and did not meet the manufacturer's 8-in. minimum planning requirement. The push blocks were on the planer platen and the planer's automatic self adjusting cutter head guard was held in the open position by a piece of card board. The cutter head grabbed and kicked the part away allowing his left hand to strike the cutter head. Employee #1 was hospitalized with three amputated fingers.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, PLANING MACHINE, FINGER, STRUCK AGAINST, STRUCK BY, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309299840			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Shaping and joining machine operators

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