Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125915769 - West American Rubber Co Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 125915769

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 09/22/2004

Site Address:
West American Rubber Co Llc
750 N Main St
Orange, CA 92868

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3069

NAICS: 326299/All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/15/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/30/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362369555

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
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	4583 B	03/14/2005	04/14/2005	$150	$150	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201146198

Event: 09/15/2004

Employee Amputates Fingers in Rubber Mill

At approximately 10:15 p.m. on September 15, 2004, Employee #1 loaded a sheet of rubber onto the front in-running roller of the stock prep department's 40-inch rubber mill. As Employee #1 placed the piece of rubber onto the roller, his right terry cloth glove became caught with the rubber, causing his right hand to get caught and crushed in the rubber mill's nip point. Employee #1 called for help and pulled his fingers out from between the mill's two moving rollers. Another employee came to his assistance and stopped the mill by hitting the emergency brake, which stood approximately 69 inches from the ground where Employee #1 was standing to operate the mill. Employee #1 sustained amputations to his fingers and was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, MILLING MACHINE, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125915769			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Milling and planing machine operators

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