Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300764461 - D & T Mfg Co

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300764461

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 09/24/2002

Site Address:
D & T Mfg Co
10603 Midway Ave
Cerritos, CA 90703

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3432

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/07/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/04/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362431835

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$410	$0	$18,410
Current Penalty	$3,710	$0	$0	$410	$0	$4,120
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
1.	01001	Other	342 A	02/10/2003	02/13/2003	$275	$275	$0	09/29/2003	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01002	Other	3664 A	02/10/2003	02/21/2003	$135	$135	$0	09/29/2003	W - Empr Withdrew
3.	02001	Serious	4184 B	02/10/2003	02/14/2003	$3,710	$18,000	$0	09/29/2003	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201034493

Event: 08/13/2002

Employee's Finger Amputated in Threading Machine

At approximately 7:55 p.m. on August 13, 2002, Employee #1 was operating a Teledyne Landis 1 1/4 double spindle threader. The machine consisted of a carriage acting as a feeding mechanism, a vise-grip sitting on the carriage to hold the pipe being threaded, and the chaser cutting dies, which were blade tips that cut the actual threads. Employee #1 would place a blank, precut pipe on the vise-grip, tighten it, and manually actuate an arm which moved the carriage forward. The pipe, held by the vise-grip riding on the carriage was then pushed directly in the middle of the blade tips. As the blade tips rotated counterclockwise, they cut the threads. The rotating blades of the pipe threader were not guarded. Once they completed the programmed thread length, the blades opened and released the pipe. Employee #1 would then pull back the carriage arm toward himself, open the vise-grip to release the pipe, and turn it around to thread the other end. As he was turning the pipe around and placed it back on the vise-grip, the unthreaded end became caught in the unguarded rotating chaser cutting dies, creating a pinch point. Employee #1's right index finger was amputated between the pipe and the vise-grip.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300764461			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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