Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120245170 - Cove West

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 120245170

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 05/12/1999

Site Address:
Cove West
12282 Knott St
Garden Grove, CA 92841

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3496

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/14/1999

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/21/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362390031

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$6,500	$0	$0	$300	$0	$6,800
Current Penalty	$6,500	$0	$0	$300	$0	$6,800
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	342 A	06/18/1999	06/23/1999	$300	$300	$0	-
2.	02001	Serious	4208 H03	06/18/1999	07/06/1999	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
3.	03001	Serious	4202 B	06/18/1999	07/06/1999	$5,000	$5,000	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201140977

Event: 04/27/1999

Employee's fingers amputated by a punch press

On April 27, 1999, Employee #1 was operating a punch press as her regularly assigned task. Following her normal practice, after the completion of the cycle, Employee #1 placed her hand in the point of operation to remove the finished part. At the same time a failure in the single-stroke linkage caused the machine to cycle continuously. Her right index and middle fingers were amputated in this accident. Employee #1 was treated at Western Medical Center in Santa Ana, CA. She was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120245170			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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