Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300830668 - National Metal Stampings

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 300830668

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 08/15/2005

Site Address:
National Metal Stampings
42110 8th St. E.
Lancaster, CA 93535

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3469

NAICS: 332116/Metal Stamping

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/05/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/23/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362490013

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$500	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$500	$0	$500
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	4202 A	01/09/2006	01/24/2006	$125	$500	$0	02/28/2006	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	4208 D04	01/09/2006	01/24/2006	$375	$4,500	$0	02/28/2006	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202462156

Event: 07/25/2005

Employee Injures Hand While Operating Punch Press Machine

At approximately 8:30 p.m. on July 25, 2005, Employee #1 was operating a punch press machine to cut 0.125-inch-thick stainless steel sections. While he was operating the machine, his left ring finger and small fingers became caught between the ram and the die of the punch press machine. Employee #1 was taken to Angelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, California, where he was hospitalized and underwent surgery to repair his damaged fingers. His left ring and small fingers were reconstructed without requiring any bone loss or amputation.

Keywords: FINGER, GUARD, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PUNCH PRESS, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300830668			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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