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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 313511735 - Furniture Technologies Inc
Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office
Site Address:
Furniture Technologies Inc
17227 Columbus Street
Adelanto, CA 92301
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1076, Adelanto, CA 92301
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2511
NAICS: 337122/Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/02/2011
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/24/2012
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102616398 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $450 | $0 | $450 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $450 | $0 | $450 |
| 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 | 3382 A | 08/02/2011 | 09/06/2011 | $450 | $450 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At about 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 03, 2011, a regular employee was working for a firm that manufactured wooden furniture. He was working in the tool shop east of the firm's production area. He was operating a router, and he was frustrated because of the difficulty he was having in loosening a router bit from its holder. He was using a cheater bar to facilitate the bit's removal. The removable cheater bar he was using was a solid piece of metal 15.625 inches long and 0.5625 inches in diameter, with an 0.1875 inch pipe thread portion on the end (39.7 cm long by 1.4 cm in diameter, with an 0.5 cm pipe thread end portion), made by Photo Professional USA. The clamp he was tightening with this tool was its manufacturer's part number 1460-6. The clamp held the router bit in place. The employee inadvertently struck the tip of the cheater bar when he slammed a hammer he was using on the work table. The tip of the cheater bar broke and struck his right eye. The employee had momentarily removed his eye protection to wipe the sweat off his face. The employee required two days of in-patient hospitalization. The serious injury was reported by the employer to the Division at 9:15 a.m. on February 4, 2011.
Keywords: EYE, ROTATING PARTS, PPE, STUCK, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, STRUCK BY, WOOD SHAPER, FLYING OBJECT, HAND TOOL, PRY BAR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 313511735 | Hospitalized injury | Foreign Body Ineye | Supervisors, production occupations |