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Inspection: 314831181 - Haas Automation

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 314831181
Report ID: 0950643
Date Opened: 07/19/2012

Site Address:
Haas Automation
2800 Sturgis Rd., Build. #2
Oxnard, CA 93030

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3541

NAICS: 333512/Machine Tool (Metal Cutting Types) Manufacturing


Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/14/2013

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/18/2015


Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 102783750
Accident 102783768
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 1 3
Current Violations 2 1 3
Initial Penalty $27,000 $0 $0 $1,200 $0 $28,200
Current Penalty $27,000 $0 $0 $1,200 $0 $28,200
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 3203 A07 01/15/2013 02/01/2013 $1,200 $1,200 $0 -  
2. 02001 Serious 3314 G02 A 01/15/2013 02/01/2013 $9,000 $9,000 $0 -  
3. 03001 Serious 3314 D 01/15/2013 02/01/2013 $18,000 $18,000 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202656682
Event: 07/16/2012
Worker Sustains Fractures When Machine Actuates Unexpectedly

At approximately 4:40 p.m. on July 16, 2012, Employee #1 was working for Haas Automation, Inc., at a facility in Oxnard, CA. The facility where the incident occurred was one in which vertical machining centers, CNC lathes and rotary tables, and large 5-axis and specialty machines were manufactured and repaired. The employee had been working for the company for approximately eight months. Employee #1 and a coworker were repairing a Haas Automation, Inc., Model Number EC-630-1DEG CNC machine, with Serial Number 2052379. Employee #1 was working within proximity of some onsite coworkers. He was helping the coworker replace a draw bar on the machine. Employee #1 and the coworker replaced the drawbar and were aligning the tool release piston in its vertical axis. The coworker pressed the wrong button on the remote jog handle, causing the machine to move in the horizontal axis. Employee #1's entire body was crushed by the machine's column. He sustained a collapsed left lung, fractures of left ribs numbers 1 and 2, bilateral clavicle fractures, and a pelvic fracture. He was transported to Ventura County Medical Center, where was treated for one week. The Division was notified of the accident by the employer at 6:42 p.m. on July 16, 2012. It initiated an inspection on July 19, 2012. Interviews were conducted of Employee #1, his supervisor, and onsite coworkers.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, MAINTENANCE, SHOULDER, REMOTE CONTROL, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, PELVIS, RIB, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 314831181 Hospitalized injury Fracture Machinery maintenance occupations
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