Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310813936 - Commercial Box And Pallet

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 310813936

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 11/26/2007

Site Address:
Commercial Box And Pallet
1249 W Washington Ave
Escondido, CA 92029

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2448

NAICS: 321920/Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/01/2008

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/17/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101069425

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$18,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,900
Current Penalty	$18,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,900
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	Serious	3384 B	04/02/2008	04/14/2008	$18,900	$18,900	$0	04/23/2008	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201071735

Event: 10/30/2007

Employee Is Injured When Fingers Amputated by Radial Arm Saw

At 3:45 p.m. on October 30, 2007, Employee #1 was assigned the task of cutting a 1 inch by 6 inch by 18 inch piece of wood. Employee #1 was to trim about 1 to 2 inches from longer pieces of similar wood using a radial arm saw, Machine Number 9. Employee #1 observed the cutting blade was stuck. Employee #1 turned to his right and bent over to switch off the machine using his right hand. Employee #1's left gloved hand made contact with the blade and was pulled inside. Employee #1 sustained amputations of the left, ring, middle and index finger at the worksite. Later at the hospital, the thumb had to be amputated. Due to this accident, Employee #1 lost four fingers on his left hand.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, ELECTRIC SAW, BLADE, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310813936			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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