Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119690675 - Owens Corning

Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office

Inspection Nr: 119690675

Report ID: 0950612

Date Opened: 09/04/2002

Site Address:
Owens Corning
960 Central Expressway
Santa Clara, CA 95050

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3086

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/11/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/11/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102365137

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$22,500	$0	$0	$375	$0	$22,875
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$750	$0	$750
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 B01	02/06/2003	02/11/2003	$0	$375	$0		A - Amendment	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02002	Other	3384 B	01/15/2003	02/25/2003	$750	$22,500	$0		A - Amendment

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202313318

Event: 08/21/2002

Employee's Hand Injured When Caught in Lathe

On August 21, 2002, Employee #1 was performing one of his regular duties of cleaning and polishing rust from a metal shaft. He was wearing gloves, safety glasses, short-sleeve shirt, long pants, and closed shoes. He inserted the shaft into the chuck of his lathe, cut a piece of emery cloth, and turned on the machine. His right hand was on top and his left hand underneath as he slid the cloth horizontally to polish the rotating shaft. His hand became caught in the rotating shaft and he sustained serious injuries.

Keywords: CLOTHING, LATHE, ROTATING SHAFT, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, HAND, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119690675			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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