Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305353658 - Western Methods

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 305353658

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 04/08/2004

Site Address:
Western Methods
2344 S Pullman
Santa Ana, CA 92706

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3728

NAICS: 336413/Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/23/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/02/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362474546

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$20,250	$0	$0	$5,160	$0	$25,410
Current Penalty	$4,050	$0	$0	$160	$0	$4,210
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	342 A	09/23/2004	09/28/2004	$0	$5,000	$0	10/15/2004	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	3203 A	09/23/2004	10/26/2004	$160	$160	$0	10/15/2004	F - Formal Settlement
3.	02001	Serious	3314 F	09/23/2004	10/11/2004	$4,050	$20,250	$0	10/15/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201144946

Event: 03/31/2004

Employee Amputates Finger While Using Milling Machine

At 9:50 p.m. on March 31, 2004, Employee #1, an assistant mechanic, was repairing a Cincinnati-Milacron 3 spindle, 5 axis gantry milling machine, Employer Asset Number 32, which was not working properly about the x-axis. His employer is a manufacturer of aircraft parts for passenger jets and helicopters. With the machine still operating, he opened the x-axis servo motor box and was attempting to determine why the gears were not working properly. Employee #1 grabbed the top gear with his left thumb and index finger. When the gear broke loose, it revolved, taking his index finger between the gears and leaving it hanging by a small section of skin. Surgical reattachment of the finger was successful.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MECHANIC, MILLING MACHINE, GEAR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305353658			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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