Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119911634 - Vocational Training Center

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 119911634

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 03/13/1995

Site Address:
Vocational Training Center
2445 A Street
Santa Maria, CA 93456

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1037, Santa Maria, CA 93456

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2448

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/21/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/17/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362484933

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$300	$0	$5,300
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$300	$0	$5,300
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	342 A	04/11/1995	04/21/1995	$300	$300	$0	05/15/1995	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Serious	4302 C	04/11/1995	04/21/1995	$5,000	$5,000	$0	05/15/1995	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170708697

Event: 03/08/1995

Employee's fingers amputated in power saw

Employee #1, a mentally disabled man who had been trained, was assigned to remove 2 in. by 4 in. by 4 ft boards that had been cut on an Industrial Woodworking Machine Co. crosscut power saw, serial #N510R-3-114088. The blade on the saw was 18 in. in diameter and located under the table. There was an adjustable guard over the blade that also acted as a clamp for the material being sawed and a small fixed guard in front of the saw blade area. The saw was equipped with a two-hand control that replaced a foot control. When the two-hand control is activated, the overhead guard comes down, clamping the material being cut, and then the saw blade comes up, and saws the material. Employee #1 and the operator were cutting two 2 in. by 4 in. boards together, making a cut at about 4 in. by 4 in. in the material. The overhead guard was 1 1/2 inches above the material, leaving the front of the blade unguarded. Employee #1 reached into this unguarded area to remove the boards. When the operator pushed the two-hand control to trim the ends of the boards, the overhead guard caught Employee #1's hand and the saw came up. Two of his fingers were amputated completely and another was amputated at the second joint. He was taken to the hospital, where he stayed for four days. The employer failed to report the serious accident to CAL/OSHA and was cited. A citation also was issued for failing to guard the saw properly.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, SAW, TWO-HAND CONTROL, BLADE, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119911634			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenters

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.