Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120070172 - R. H. Strasbaugh

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

Inspection Nr: 120070172

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 11/21/1994

Site Address:
R. H. Strasbaugh
825 Buckley Road
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3599

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/13/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/23/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362181562

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$635	$0	$635
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$450	$0	$450
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	3314 A	01/25/1995	02/02/1995	$450	$635	$0	02/17/1995	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170708069

Event: 10/31/1994

Employee's thumb cut in circular robot machine

At approximately 9:45 a.m. on October 31, 1994, Employee #1, of R. Howard Strasbaugh, Inc. in San Luis Obispo, CA, was alone, testing a circular robot machine. He had done this many times before; however, this time he forgot to de-energize the machine. When he put his left hand on a wheel to adjust the belt, the machine started and caught his thumb between the wheel spoke and the hard stop for the wheel. The thumb was not amputated, but tendons were cut. Employee #1 was taken to French Hospital, where he stayed for two days. Due to lack of employer knowledge, a general citation for failing to de-energize the machine was issued instead of a serious one.

Keywords: WHEEL, TENDON, ROBOT, WORK RULES, THUMB, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120070172			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers

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