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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300789294 - Window Master Products
Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office
Site Address:
Window Master Products
1111 Pioneer Way
El Cajon, CA 92022
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 609, El Cajon, CA 92022
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3442
NAICS: 332321/Metal Window and Door Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/01/2002
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/14/2004
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362061962 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $3,375 | $0 | $0 | $560 | $0 | $3,935 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,030 | $0 | $1,030 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 3272 C | 08/09/2002 | 09/11/2002 | $280 | $560 | $0 | 03/14/2003 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 3314 A | 08/09/2002 | 08/19/2002 | $750 | $3,375 | $0 | 03/14/2003 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 11:30 p.m. on March 20, 2002, Employee #1 of Window Master Inc. was working in the vinyl department on the rapid saw machine Type KSD Serial Number 21190460. The machine was a computerized enclosed saw blade machine. Employees were only required to set the machine up, put in the piece of stock, and wait in the end of the machine to remove the cut pieces off, and apply a label to it. Employee #1 apparently walked behind the machine as it was operating, to change the labels in the label machine. As he was changing the labels, he tripped on stock and the empty label sheets that were all over the floor behind the machine. This caused him to fall into the rapid saw machine, where his left hand struck the original manufacturers plexiglass guard. The guard somehow dislodged and popped off, and his hand went into the saw blade of the machine. Employee #1 suffered an amputation to the left hand index finger and the thumb finger and was hospitalized. The thumb finger was later re-attached by doctors.
Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, SLIP, THUMB, SAW, SLIPPERY SURFACE, BLADE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300789294 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators |