Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120269725 - B F Goodrich Aerospace

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 120269725

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 03/26/1999

Site Address:
B F Goodrich Aerospace
850 Lagoon Dr
Chula Vista, CA 91910

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3728

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/27/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/05/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361639495

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$560	$0	$560
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	4239 C03	08/30/1999	09/29/1999	$560	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201062221

Event: 03/24/1999

drop hammer crushed employee's thumb

On March 24, 1999, a 24-year-old employee (Employee #1) was installing a punch and die on a drop hammer in the rapid fabrication department of an aircraft parts manufacturing company. The drop hammer was built by Rohr in 1948 (Serial Number 3-1732). Employee #1 was aligning the bolts that join the punch and die to the drop hammer head. The drop hammer head was resting on the bolts and was 90 percent aligned and not blocked. Employee #1 then went to the front of the drop hammer table and began pushing with a metal push stick. As Employee #1 pushed, the bolts aligned and the drop hammer head dropped into place, catching and smashing Employee #1's right thumb between the hammer head and metal push stick. This resulted in an open fracture of the thumb which required hospitalization and surgery.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, THUMB, DROP HAMMER, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120269725			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Forging machine operators

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