Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310193701 - Acrylic Distribution Inc., Dba H Studio

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 310193701

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 08/21/2006

Site Address:
Acrylic Distribution Inc., Dba H Studio
8640 Tamarack Ave.
Sun Valley, CA 91352

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5162

NAICS: 424610/Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/17/2007

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/23/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101115400
Accident	101115418

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$450	$0	$450
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$450	$0	$450
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	3328 A	02/17/2007	02/27/2007	$450	$450	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202463519

Event: 08/19/2006

Employee Dies after Being Struck by Flying Object

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on August 19, 2006, Employee #1 was operating a mill at a furniture and artwork studio. A jig with a threaded steel bit was mounted on the chuck of the mill. The bit held an acrylic disk (approximately 24 in. in diameter) that was threaded into the center of the acrylic disk and held in place by washers and nuts. The normal operating speed for the assembly was 210 RPM (the lowest setting on the mill). However, during the day before, the mill was set at 2125 RPM for a different operation. Employee #1 did not reduce the speed to 210 RPM before beginning work. When the bit failed, the disk came loose from the mill and struck Employee #1's abdomen. He was hospitalized at Los Angeles County USC Medical Center, where he died later that day.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, ABDOMEN, MACHINE OPERATOR, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, MILLING MACHINE, ABRASION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310193701			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Drilling and boring machine operators

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