Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126181890 - Borla Performance Industries Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 126181890

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 12/12/2001

Site Address:
Borla Performance Industries Inc
5901 Edison Dr.
Oxnard, CA 93033

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3714

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/12/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/13/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101091197
Accident	101091205

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$24,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$24,750
Current Penalty	$675	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$1,675
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	4002 A	01/28/2002	02/07/2002	$675	$6,750	$0	05/08/2002	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	3314 A	01/28/2002	02/07/2002	$1,000	$18,000	$0	05/08/2002	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201095197

Event: 11/27/2001

Employee's thumb amputated when caught by clamping dye

At about 11:45 a.m. on November 27, 2001, Employee #1 was cleaning the clamping dye located on the tube bending machine. While the cleaning process was underway, the machine was still running. Employee #1 was cleaning the clamping dye with a rag while the clamping unit was moving. Employee #1 put his hand too close to the unguarded dye and his thumb was amputated. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, THUMB, LOCKOUT, BENDING MACHINE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FORMING MACHINE, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126181890			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Shaping and joining machine operators

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