Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112162045 - Vest Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 112162045

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 09/29/1992

Site Address:
Vest Inc
6023 Alcoa Ave
Vernon, CA 90058

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3316

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/23/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/26/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361347602

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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.	02001	Serious	3203 A07 E	10/23/1992	11/06/1992	$3,000	$3,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170156749

Event: 08/24/1992

Employee's fingers fractured in jammed debur machine

At approximately 10:25 a.m. on August 24, Employee #1 was feeding a piece of tube into the deburring machine when the machine jammed. The employee fed another piece of tubing and the tube cycled. Employee#1 exposed his right hand in the danger zone and his right, middle, and ring fingers were caught between the tubes, sustaining fractures and partial amputation. Employee #1 was taken to a hand clinic, where he was treated and released. He is being treated as an outpatient. The employer was advised to oversee employee activities and to ensure safe practices to prevent any such accident in the future.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, JAMMED, POINT OF OPERATION, HAND, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112162045			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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