Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310487343 - Precision Wire Products

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 310487343

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 05/04/2007

Site Address:
Precision Wire Products
6150 Sheila St
Commerce, CA 90040

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3496

NAICS: 333924/ Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/16/2007

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/10/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102469921

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$22,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$22,500
Current Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
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	4215 A	07/13/2007	07/25/2007	$18,000	$22,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202453668

Event: 04/30/2007

Employee's Finger Tip Is Amputated in Power Press

At approximately 9:10 a.m. on April 30, 2007, Employee #1 was using a Teledyne Pines Machine Tool vertical tube bender power operated press, Machine C-23 Serial Number 4436173556. There were no guards, two hand control buttons, magnets, or foot pedals to disengage the machine. There was a foot activated pedal. Employee #1 was producing nose base tubular metal work pieces, one at a time, and reached into the point of operation. His left middle fingertip was crushed between the work piece and the blockhead. He was hospitalized with a partial amputation of his left middle fingertip.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310487343			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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