Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120139076 - Hawthorne Machinery Company

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 120139076

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 09/26/2002

Site Address:
Hawthorne Machinery Company
16945 Camino San Bernardo
San Diego, CA 92112

Mailing Address:
P O Box 120708, San Diego, CA 92112

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3537

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/20/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/13/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362075012

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$25,210	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,210
Current Penalty	$8,775	$0	$0	$975	$0	$9,750
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	3203 A07 C	03/24/2003	04/07/2003	$975	$7,210	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	3328 B	03/24/2003	04/07/2003	$8,775	$18,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201065836

Event: 09/16/2002

Employee's Finger Is Injured by Excavator Bucket

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on September 16, 2002, Employee #1, a yard worker with Hawthorne Machinery Company, was attempting to attach a bucket to a quick coupler device on the arm of a mini excavator (Caterpillar 303 CR Mini Hydraulic Excavator, Engine Serial Number S3L80551, Serial Number DMA00269, PIN CAT 00303JDMA00269; with a quick coupler bucket, 1AA 178-2790E) Employee #1 and a coworker were both simultaneously disengaging the pins on the back portion of the quick coupler. The coworker released the bucket while Employee #1's finger was near a pinching surface of the cam (a pivoting device that locks down the work tool) located on the arm of the excavator. The bucket then sheared off the tip of Employee #1's right middle finger and fractured its distal phalanx. He was hospitalized at Palomar Hospital for treatment, including plastic surgery.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, PIN, FINGER, EXCAVATOR, NIP POINT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120139076			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Heavy equipment mechanics

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