Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312432024 - Penhall Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 312432024

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 05/28/2009

Site Address:
Penhall Co.
5 N. Interchange From 210 W. Bound
Sylmar, CA 91342

Mailing Address:
1801 Penhall Way, Anaheim, CA 92801

Union Status: Union

SIC:1799

NAICS: 237990/Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/12/2009

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/28/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102545043

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$22,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$22,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	4070 A	10/12/2009	11/16/2009	$0	$22,500	$0	10/22/2009	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202468013

Event: 04/21/2009

Employee's Finger Is Amputated in Grinding Machine

At approximately 10:45 p.m. on April 21, 2009, Employee #1, a heavy equipment operator, worked for a company which provides concrete cutting, breaking, excavation and highway grinding services. Part of his job including greasing head bearings, cleaning spray bars, and checking and inspecting the belt's tension. He was driving a PC-6000 EC highway grinding machine Number 197, Diamond Products, in the attempt to grind a highway. He tried to check the tension on a drive belt. He disengaged the main friction clutch belt drive without turning the engine off. He reached around, behind the belt guard and grabbed the belt below the entrance side of the drive pulley. The free floating grinding head began to rotate and pulled his hand into the pulley. He suffered a crushing injury to his right hand and an amputation of his right finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312432024			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Operating engineers

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