Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305477093 - Cove West

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 305477093

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 09/13/2004

Site Address:
Cove West
12282 Knott St
Garden Grove, CA 92841

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3315

NAICS: 332618/Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/23/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 09/13/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362466377

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			3		5
Current Violations	2			2		4
Initial Penalty	$40,500	$0	$0	$1,200	$0	$41,700
Current Penalty	$1,300	$0	$0	$650	$0	$1,950
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	3203 A	04/10/2005	12/06/2004	$0	$400	$0	06/27/2005	L - State Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	14001 A	11/23/2004	11/26/2004	$325	$400	$0	06/27/2005	L - State Settlement
3.	01003	Other	14300007 B03	11/23/2004	11/26/2004	$325	$400	$0	06/27/2005	L - State Settlement
4.	02001	Serious	3384 B	11/23/2004	11/29/2004	$650	$20,250	$0	06/27/2005	L - State Settlement
5.	03001	Serious	3314 A	11/23/2004	12/06/2004	$650	$20,250	$0	06/27/2005	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201036142

Event: 08/16/2004

Employee Injured Finger in Cutting Machine

At 5:30 p.m. on August 16, 2004, Employee #1, a primary employee of a temporary staffing agency Select Personnel Services at a wire products fabricating plant of Cove West, was assisting another Select Personnel temporary worker in guiding and feeding the wire during setup by putting his gloved hands into the feeder block point of operation of a Nilson/US Baird wire forming machine Serial number 43-2101, shop machine #5. The operator jogged the machine thinking Employee #1 was clear, and the block rapid traversed, catching Employee #1's gloved right middle finger between the block and the feeder stop, amputating the fingertip before the first digit. Employee #1 was taken to Norwalk Medical Center hospital where part of the bone of the first digit was removed, and then the finger was sutured and dressed. Employee #1 was discharged the next day.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, MACHINE OPERATOR, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305477093			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Winding and twisting machine operators

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