Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300783594 - Sandberg Furniture

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300783594

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 09/30/2003

Site Address:
Sandberg Furniture
5685 Alcoa Ave
Vernon, CA 90058

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2511

NAICS: 337122/Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/09/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/09/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101054849

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201057890

Event: 09/22/2003

Employee's finger is amputated while performing maintenance

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on September 22, 2003, Employee #1 was setting up a Fletcher profile foiler machine, Model Number F-85, which uses heat and pressure to attach foil covering to particle board furniture pieces. He loosened four screws to adjust the angle of the foiler, using a tilt screw, and then began adjusting the angle of the foiler, but had difficulty turning it. He then put oil on the threads, jogged the machine back and forth, and retightened the securing screws. As he did this, the tilt screw stripped out of the tilt bronze nut assembly and released the hold-down assembly, amputating his right pinky finger in the hold-down assembly. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a severed right pinky finger at the dip joint.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300783594			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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