Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300807773 - Truestone Block Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 300807773

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 05/06/1999

Site Address:
Truestone Block Inc.
4575 Vineyard Ave.
Oxnard, CA 93030

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3251

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/06/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/23/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362488611

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$560	$0	$0	$0	$0	$560
Current Penalty	$560	$0	$0	$0	$0	$560
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3203 B02	10/06/1999	10/12/1999	$0	$0	$0	10/27/1999	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Serious	4184 B	10/06/1999	05/12/2001	$560	$560	$0	10/27/1999	P - Petition to Mod Abatement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 300807773

Event: 02/10/1999

Employee loses finger in block cutter machine

Employee #1, a laborer who works for Truestone Block Incorporated, tried to remove a concrete block from an activated Lithibar Matik block cutter. The machine was unguarded, and when he reached into the area where the cutter cuts block, he lost his left little finger and the tip of his left index finger. He was brought to St. Johns Hospital where he was treated for the amputations.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, POINT OF OPERATION, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300807773			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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