Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126085588 - Advance Ground Systems Engineering Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126085588

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 10/11/2001

Site Address:
Advance Ground Systems Engineering Corp.
10805 Painter Avenue
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3842

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/09/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/13/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362558132

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			3		5
Current Violations	1			4		5
Initial Penalty	$16,875	$0	$0	$910	$0	$17,785
Current Penalty	$5,400	$0	$0	$850	$0	$6,250
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	01/10/2002	02/12/2002	$300	$300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3203 A	01/10/2002	02/12/2002	$150	$305	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	3578 G	01/15/2002	02/17/2002	$0	$305	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	02001	Other	3578 G	01/10/2002	01/20/2002	$400	$2,475	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	03001	Serious	3384 B	01/10/2002	01/20/2002	$5,400	$14,400	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201794872

Event: 06/26/2001

Employee's Thumb Is Amputated When Caught in Disc Grinder

At approximately 6:45 a.m. on June 26, 2001, Employee #1, a welder, was grinding a piece of metal using a disc grinder. Wearing gloves, he held the metal piece at an angle while grinding it. Both the metal piece and the gloves were caught in the disc grinder and Employee #1's thumb was amputated. He was hospitalized for his injury. Company policy regarding the wearing of gloves was unclear, but the manner in which Employee #1 was using the disc grinder was incorrect; he was not supposed to hold the metal piece at an angle to the grinder. Based on information received from coworkers, it appears that Employee #1 was not trained in the proper use of the disc grinder.

Keywords: GRINDER, AMPUTATED, GLOVE, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126085588			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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