Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126121896 - Catalina Furniture Co. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126121896

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 07/30/1997

Site Address:
Catalina Furniture Co. Inc.
16930 Valley View Ave.
La Mirada, CA 90638

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3553

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/24/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/06/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362265985

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	$600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$600
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	Serious	3328 G	10/27/1997	11/10/1997	$600	$5,000	$0	12/24/1997	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170898977

Event: 07/25/1997

Employee's finger amputated in wood shaper

At approximately 11:30 a.m. on July 25, 1997, Employee #1 was working on a Jenkins Machinery, Kohler General, Inc., double end shaper/sander, model 144, serial #1370-3130181. He had fed in about two hundred 10 ft by 12 ft by 9/16 in. headboard panels when he discovered that one part was not set correctly on the feeder chains. He was trying to adjust it when his right little finger became caught between the part and the side of the machine and was amputated. The employer was cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 3328(g).

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, SANDING MACHINE, AMPUTATED, FEED CHAIN, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, WOOD SHAPER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126121896			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Shaping and joining machine operators

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