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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 310100649 - Rdc Machine Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office
Site Address:
Rdc Machine Inc.
384 Laurelwood Rd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3541
NAICS: 333512/Machine Tool (Metal Cutting Types) Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/14/2011
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/31/2011
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101138147 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $14,625 | $0 | $0 | $330 | $0 | $14,955 |
| Current Penalty | $2,835 | $0 | $0 | $225 | $0 | $3,060 |
| 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 | 3203 B02 | 11/23/2011 | 12/10/2011 | $75 | $110 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3314 J04 | 11/23/2011 | 12/10/2011 | $75 | $110 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 3314 G02 A | 11/23/2011 | 12/10/2011 | $75 | $110 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 02001 | Serious | 3203 A04 | 11/23/2011 | 12/10/2011 | $135 | $2,025 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 03001 | Serious | 3314 D | 11/23/2011 | 12/10/2011 | $2,700 | $12,600 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 8:00 a.m. on August 12, 2011, Employee #1, a machinist, was programming a tool changing cycle via the keyboard panel of a Haas VMC VF-4 milling machine, 20 HP Vector Drive to rotate the tool holding arm in order to acquire the tool bit and remove it from the machine. Employee #1 pressed the button to change the tool, but while the tool arm was still moving, he reached in to remove the tool, and his right pointer finger was caught in between. The door to the machine was open. His finger was pinned between the tool bit and the slow rotating arm. A coworker, who was working nearby, came to his rescue and pried his pointer finger out with an aluminum steel bar. Employee #1 sustained a fracture to his finger and was hospitalized for four hours. It was noted that the employer failed to ensure that interlocks were utilized in order to stop the machine when the door was open to prevent access to the tool arm changer and the tool spindle.
Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, MACHINIST, LOCKOUT, MILLING MACHINE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 310100649 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Machinists |