Inspection Detail

Inspection: 313510778 - Pacific Forge Inc

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 313510778

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 10/05/2010

Site Address:
Pacific Forge Inc
10641 Etiwanda Ave
Fontana, CA 92337

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3462

NAICS: 332111/Iron and Steel Forging

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/08/2011

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/19/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102614336

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,100	$0	$1,100
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,100	$0	$1,100
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	4206 A	03/08/2011	04/11/2011	$550	$550	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	4002 A	03/08/2011	03/11/2011	$550	$550	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202627634

Event: 09/15/2010

Trim Press Operator Amputates Fingers

At approximately 12:30 p.m. on September 15, 2010, Employee #1 was working as a trim press operator for a firm that forged metal parts. He had worked full-time for this employer as a hammer operator or trim press operator for approximately 13 years. He was removing the tooling or dies from a 150-ton AIDA Model Number PP-XGC-150SU (2) trim press. First, he brought the upper ram or die down to the bottom die by using the treadle switch in the jog mode. Next, he loosened all the bolts and clamps from both the dies. Then, he began raising the upper ram by jogging the press up. While he was moving the upper ram upward with successive strokes by the treadle switch, his right hand, which was on the right end of the knock-out bar, was also moving up with the ram. It got caught or pinned between the knock-out bar and the frame of the trim press. The index and middle fingers on his right hand were crushed. He was hospitalized, and the fingers were amputated at the hospital.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, STAMPER, FINGER, FOOT CONTROL, MACHINE OPERATOR, FORGE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, HAND, PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313510778			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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