Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300812997 - Boeing Co.

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

Inspection Nr: 300812997

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 04/17/2002

Site Address:
Boeing Co.
Woosley Rd.
Simi Valley, CA 93065

Mailing Address:
6633 Canoga Ave., Canoga Park, CA 91309

Union Status: Union

SIC:3221

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/17/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362563140

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$560	$0	$560
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$560	$0	$560
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	Other	3704	09/30/2002	11/02/2002	$560	$560	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201095940

Event: 04/15/2002

Employee Hand Crushed

At approximately 11:15 a.m. on April 15, 2002, Employee #1 and several coworkers were moving a population stand to be packed up and shipped to another location. The population stand weighs 1630 lbs, and is a positioning fixture on wheels used to store manufactured parts. Employee #1 decided to work while his coworkers went to lunch. Employee #1 and his employer stated that it was not a normal procedure to work alone. While the stand was being rolled to another area of the plant, it got stuck. Employee placed a 4 in by 4 in board underneath the stand. Employee removed the wheels, the washer, and then put the wheels back in and raising the wheels so the bottom would clear the ground. Employee #1 was replacing the fourth wheel, when the 4 in by 4 in board shifted and the load landed on his left hand. Approximately 1 in. of Employee #1's left middle finger was amputated, and the index and ring fingers were crushed. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CRUSHED, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300812997			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Mechanical engineering technicians

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