Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112083100 - Fairchild Trider Fastener

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 112083100

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 05/02/1991

Site Address:
Fairchild Trider Fastener
3000 W Lomita Blvd
Torrance, CA 90505

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3965

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/07/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/20/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361058688

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	4184 B	05/07/1991	05/21/1991	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170186654

Event: 05/01/1991

Employee's finger crushed in screw machine

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on May 1, 1991, Employee #1 was operating the Brown and Sharpe automatic screw machine #1 in Department 28. Her job was to feed small bushings into the point of operation, then remove them within the 14 second operation cycle. While doing this repetitive procedure, Employee #1's right index finger became caught and was crushed between the collet and the ram at the point of operation. She suffered serious injuries to her right index finger and was hospitalized for reconstructive surgery. The machine's point of operation was not guarded.

Keywords: FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, UNGUARDED, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112083100			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Machine operators, not specified

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