Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120223375 - Showcard Sign Company

Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office

Inspection Nr: 120223375

Report ID: 0950637

Date Opened: 03/10/2004

Site Address:
Showcard Sign Company
2100 E Howell Ave Ste 107
Anaheim, CA 92806

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5099

NAICS: 423990/Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 05/25/2004

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/27/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362462236

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,800
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$350	$0	$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.	02001	Other	4186 A	05/25/2004	05/28/2004	$350	$10,800	$0	06/07/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201144987

Event: 02/04/2004

Employee's Hand Is Injured When Aluminum Kicks Back

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on February 4, 2004, Employee #1 of the Showcard Signs Company, Inc. was cutting a 12-in. by 12.125-in. piece of aluminum with a common table saw, using a 60-tooth wood cutting blade. As Employee #1 began to push the piece of aluminum through the saw blade, the aluminum kicked back from the blade striking his right hand. Employee #1 sustained multiple lacerations, displacement of the long finger and a comminuted fracture of the small finger. Employee #1, who was working alone, immediately stopped and notified the owner of the company of the accident. The owner with the assistance of the office clerk brought Employee #1 to Western Medical Center-Anaheim, Anaheim in California, where he was hospitalized and underwent surgery for debridement of the right hand.

Keywords: KICK BACK, FRACTURE, FINGER, SAW, LACERATION, SCRAP METAL, STRUCK BY, BLADE, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120223375			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Laborers, except construction

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