Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126166735 - Punch Press Products

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 126166735

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 10/07/1997

Site Address:
Punch Press Products
1911 East 51st Street
Los Angeles, CA 90058

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3469

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/10/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/20/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362533721

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
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	3314 F	10/10/1997	10/17/1997	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201050564

Event: 04/11/1997

Employee's finger amputated in rollers of banding machine

Employee #1 had worked at a metal stamping facility for three years. He was working at step three of a four-step band production line when he noticed that a coworker, who was working at step 1, was having difficulty with his band-forming machine, model 159, serial #1989. When Employee #1 went over and stood in front of the machine's rollers, he noticed a piece of sheet metal lodged between them, causing the line to jam. The machine had 10 rollers, spanning approximately 8 ft in length, and located 43 in. above the floor. The lodged piece of metal was in the eighth roller. Employee #1 set the rollers to what he believed was reverse mode, and activated them. His glove became caught in the rollers, which were actually moving in a forward direction. His right hand was pulled in and he suffered a partial amputation of his index finger, to the distal phalanx. Employee #1 had not been trained in how to unjam the machine.

Keywords: CLOTHING, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, ROLLER--MACH/PART, NIP POINT, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126166735			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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