Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112063771 - Anaheim Foundry

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 112063771

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 06/04/1992

Site Address:
Anaheim Foundry
125 Commercial St
Anaheim, CA 92801

Mailing Address:
800 E Orangethorpe, Anaheim, CA 92801

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3321

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/05/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/31/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361341746

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$250	$0	$250
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$250	$0	$250
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 A01	06/12/1992	07/10/1992	$250	$250	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170715213

Event: 11/20/1991

Employee's thumb amputated between pipe and ram

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on January 20, 1992, Employee #1 was pushing and rolling a piece of 10 ft long 2 in. pipe into a grove in order to pressure test it for leaks. The employee had already tested 100 pipes that day. He was aligning the pipe into its position with one hand while simultaneously operating the lever of the testing panel or ram, which covers the pipe's end, with the other hand. The testing panel caught and amputated his right thumb, causing him to be hospitalized. The employee had been informed never to adjust and test the pipe at the same time. The employee was properly trained and had sufficient experience; he admitted that he had made a mistake. No defects in the equipment or with the testing procedure were found to account for the accident. The employer stated that the company had no previous experience such as this and had no way of knowing that the accident would happen.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PANEL, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, PIPE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112063771			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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