Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119879427 - Greif Brothers

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 119879427

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 04/20/1993

Site Address:
Greif Brothers
5701 Fresca Dr
La Palma, CA 90623

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2655

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/26/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/30/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361384480

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170165898

Event: 03/02/1993

Employee's fingertips amputated by power press ram

At about 10:00 a.m. on March 2, 1993, Employee #1, of Greif Brothers, was feeding a steel sheet into a 100-ton Warco power punch press with both hands when he noticed that the stack of finished products that he had worked on was starting to fall. He reached with his left hand to stop it from falling while his right hand was still holding the sheet of steel in position. At the same time, the ram came down and caught his fingertips, amputating the middle fingertip and ends of the adjacent two fingers. He was taken to La Palma Intercommunity Hospital for treatment. The point of operation guard was a set of pull backs and the press was being activated with a foot pedal. The employee was wearing the pull backs, which had been adjusted prior to the start of production. Both Employee #1 and a leadman inspected the pull back for proper operation and adjustment. Employee #1 was trained in safe power press operation. Records are kept of power press inspection and maintenance; no accident related violation was noted.

Keywords: PULL BACK DEVICE, AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, POINT OF OPERATION, PUNCH PRESS, RAM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119879427			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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