Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119963288 - West Coast Samples

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 119963288

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 09/14/1994

Site Address:
West Coast Samples
14450 Central Avenue
Chino, CA 91710

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3999

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/14/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/12/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362242596

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$900	$0	$900
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$600	$0	$600
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	02/28/1995	02/28/1995	$300	$300	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	3328 E	02/28/1995	02/28/1995	$600	$600	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170356992

Event: 09/08/1994

Employee's fingers crushed between feed rollers

At approximately 12:30 p.m. on September 8, 1994, Employee #1, of West Coast Samples, Inc., was adjusting the blade after changing a knife on a Crawley paper cutter and shear machine. His left hand was on top of a piece of paper that was being cut when the feed rollers activated, pulling the paper and his hand between the rollers. Employee #1 was hospitalized with three crushed fingers on his left hand. Upon investigation, it was determined that the feed rollers were not disengaged after the employee had placed the control lever in the neutral position.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119963288			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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