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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300834702 - Select Staffing
Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office
Site Address:
Select Staffing
7900 Nelson Road
Panorama City, CA 91402
Mailing Address:
16525 Von Karman Ave., #D, Irvine, CA 92606
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1796
NAICS: 238290/Other Building Equipment Contractors
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/15/2006
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)
Case Closed: 12/31/2007
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101114080 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $23,000 |
| Current Penalty | $5,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,400 |
| 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 | 342 A | 11/16/2006 | 12/19/2006 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | 03/08/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 4227 A | 11/16/2006 | 11/26/2006 | $5,400 | $18,000 | $0 | 03/08/2007 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 10:00 a.m. on June 5, 2006, Employee #1, a machine operator in a manufacturing facility, was operating a powered metal shear for cutting metal parts. Employee #1 was manually loading 16-guage sheet metal 12-inch squares into an AFM metal shear (model 6-31, serial #CHGS/9-51312). Employee #1 was cutting the material in half to form 6-in. by 12-in. pieces. Employee #1 had finished the last piece of a 150-piece production run. Employee #1 put his hand under the point-of-operation guard to push the last piece out of the shear, when he inadvertently activated the covered foot pedal, which caused the shear to operate. When the shear activated, the material "hold down" device came down and crushed Employee #1's left middle finger and amputating its tip. Employee #1 was transported to Valley Occupational Medical Center. The investigation concluded that the injured employee was able to place his hand into the danger zone of the shear because the point-of-operation fixed barrier guard presented a 0.5-in. gap between the guard and the table bed at the time of the accident. The maximum allowable gap for a shear is 0.375 in. between the guard and the table bed.
Keywords: AMPUTATED, SHEAR, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, UNGUARDED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300834702 | Non Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Slicing and cutting machine operators |