Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126017573 - Herco Technology

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 126017573

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 12/28/1995

Site Address:
Herco Technology
13330 Evening Creek Dr North
San Diego, CA 92128

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/26/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/17/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362247165

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$400	$0	$400
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$400	$0	$400
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	461 A	02/08/1996	03/12/1996	$400	$400	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170383491

Event: 12/20/1995

Employee bruises chest when pinned by hoist

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on December 20, 1995, Employee #1 entered a hoist line while the hoists were running in order to clean an observation window in a large electrolysis copper machine. He was wiping a glass window with his left hand when the hoist pinned his chest against an internal post. He was able to squeeze himself out and lay down on the catwalk. He sustained bruises on his upper chest and back and was taken to Scripps Hospital for treatment and observation. The employer manufactures circuit boards using an automated electrolysis machine, and no malfunction in equipment or procedures was found. Employee #1 was properly trained and had almost one year of job experience. He violated the employer's safety rules and regulations and was issued a reprimand. No accident-related violation was discovered; however, one regulatory violation was observed during the inspection, and the following cited violation was issued: T8CCR 461(a).

Keywords: CHEST, MAINTENANCE, PINNED, WORK RULES, HOIST, LOCKOUT, BACK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126017573			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Machine operators, not specified

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