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Inspection: 111760344 - Warner Bros. Studio Facilities

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 111760344
Report ID: 0950643
Date Opened: 03/26/1992

Site Address:
Warner Bros. Studio Facilities
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522

Mailing Address:
4000 Warner Blvd., Bldg. 137, Burbank, CA 91522

Union Status: Union

SIC:7812

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/31/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/01/1992

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 361274368
Accident 361337207

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170181333
Event: 03/24/1992
EMPLOYEE AMPUTATES THUMB WHILE USING POWER SAW

AT 9:30 A.M. ON MARCH 24, 1992, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN A WOODWORKING SHOP USING A POWER TABLE SAW TO CUT A LARGE SHEET OF 3/4-INCH THICK PLYWOOD. THE AVAILABLE SAW BLADE GUARD WAS NOT IN PLACE. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FINISHED, HE REACHED TO SHUT THE SAW OFF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. HIS LEFT THUMB TOUCHED THE 10-INCH DIAMETER BLADE, CAUSING PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF HIS LEFT THUMB.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, SLIP, THUMB, BLADE, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 111760344 Non Hospitalized injury Amputation Carpenters
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