Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119738854 - Raychem Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office

Inspection Nr: 119738854

Report ID: 0950613

Date Opened: 10/04/1994

Site Address:
Raychem Corp.
300 Constitution Dr.
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3084

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/09/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/08/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362300311

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	Other	4002 A	03/03/1995	03/08/1995	$0	$5,000	$0	04/03/1995	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170379416

Event: 09/30/1994

Employees suffers amputation of fingers

When Employee #1, of Raychem Corp., utilized a tubing cutter that was provided by his employer to cut plastic tubing to size, the cut edges would occasionally be jagged. When Employee #1 (the operator) and a helper reworked the edges with utility knives, however, their hands were frequently cut by the knives. As an alternative, Employee #1 tried to rework the edges by feeding the pieces through the discharge end of the cutter. In order to reach the blade of the cutter, which operated with a strong motion, he had to enter the 32 in. by 15 in. opening until about half of his torso was in. While Employee #1 positioned a piece of tubing the machine cycled. The clamp caught his left hand and prevented him from pulling his hand from the path of the blade. Employee #1's fingers were amputated and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, PLASTIC MFG, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119738854			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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