Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309304327 - Kirkhill Ta Company

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 309304327

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 01/06/2009

Site Address:
Kirkhill Ta Company
300 E Cypress Street
Brea, CA 92821

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3069

NAICS: 315999/Other Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/04/2009

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/13/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102584240

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202549937

Event: 12/12/2008

Employee's Fingers Are Amputated in Mill Machine

At approximately 5:00 a.m. on December 12, 2008, Employee #1 was instructed by his supervisor to assist a coworker as a helper on Extruder Line Number 1. Employee # 1 was instructed to take finished rubber products off line Number 1 and place them into a plastic bin. Hours later, Employee # 1 was instructed to use Mill Machine Number 1 to grind rubber for the next rubber product. Employee # 1 was placing a folded sheet of rubber into Mill Machine Number 1 and his cotton-milling glove was caught between the in running rollers and the folded rubber sheet. Employee # 1 pulled his hand back and pulled down the safety bar. He was hospitalized with four amputated fingers.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, NIP POINT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309304327			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Milling and planing machine operators

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