Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119787679 - Titan Industries

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 119787679

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 09/03/1996

Site Address:
Titan Industries
11121 Garfield Pl
South Gate, CA 90280

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3052

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/12/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/16/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362530164
Accident	362530081

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$250	$0	$4,750
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
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 A 7 C	11/15/1996	12/03/1996	$250	$250	$0	12/02/1996	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Serious	4300 D	11/15/1996	11/26/1996	$500	$4,500	$0	12/02/1996	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170633085

Event: 08/21/1996

Employee's fingers and hand injured in table saw

On August 21, 1996, Employee #1, a table saw operator for Titan Industries, Southgate, CA, was using a 10 in. Delta table saw to cut paper core. The blade jumped and struck his right hand. His middle finger was amputated, his thumb and index finger were fractured, and he sustained a severe cut on the back of his hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized for five days, and was then treated as an outpatient.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, LACERATION, PAPER, STRUCK BY, BLADE, HAND, TABLE SAW

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119787679			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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