Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309303840 - Alco Metal Fabricators

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 309303840

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 11/14/2008

Site Address:
Alco Metal Fabricators
3001 Oak Street
Santa Ana, CA 92707

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3469

NAICS: 332116/Metal Stamping

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/11/2009

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/28/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	206417057	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$14,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,400
Current Penalty	$1,800	$0	$0	$200	$0	$2,000
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	Serious	4214 A	03/11/2009	04/10/2009	$1,800	$3,600	$0	04/02/2009	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	4203 B	03/11/2009	04/10/2009	$200	$5,400	$0	04/02/2009	F - Formal Settlement
3.	03001	Serious	4185	03/11/2009	03/16/2009	$0	$5,400	$0	04/02/2009	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202549762

Event: 08/11/2008

Employee Crushes Fingers While Setting Up Press Brake

On August 8, 2008, Employee #1 was fabricating a metal part on a DI-AKRO Hydra Power Press Brake (Model Number 75/10, Serial Number 675-1084246). At that time, Employee #1 was setting up a metal part with her hands between the dies. Employee #1 accidentally bumped the press brake actuating the foot pedal, which closed the dies and crushed her fingers. Employee #1 suffered crushing injuries to the right hand index, middle and ring finger tips, and left index and middle finger tips. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: DIE, PRESS BRAKE, FINGER, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309303840			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Pressing machine operators

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