Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120076401 - Harman Speaker Mfg. Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 120076401

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 11/18/1994

Site Address:
Harman Speaker Mfg. Co.
8500 Balboa Blvd.
Northridge, CA 91329

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3651

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/12/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/14/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362299638

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	$350	$0	$5,350
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$350	$0	$5,350
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	01/19/1995	11/18/1994	$350	$350	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	43180001 A	01/19/1995	03/10/1995	$5,000	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170157929

Event: 10/26/1994

Employee's finger partially amputated by bit

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on October 28, 1994, Employee #1, of Harmon Speaker Mfg., was in the wood mill department operating a large router (wood shaping machine), equipped with a 1 1/2 inch diameter routing bit. He was finishing wood speaker mounting boards. As he turned the wood stock around the stationary router bit, his left index finger struck the revolving bit and was partially amputated.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, WOOD SHAPER, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120076401			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators

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