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Appeals Board Decisions: Foot Pedals Cause Finger Amputations; Employers Didn't Guard Points of Operation
April 2008
At 11:30 p.m., Balderamo Haro was alone in the workshop at Brydenscot Metal Products in San Bernadino, putting in some overtime. He was bending pieces of 20-gauge steel . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Commercial Wood Products Co. Dockets 05-R6D2-1653 through 1656
4/30/2008
Commercial Wood Products Co. (Employer) is a wood cabinet manufacturer. On November 3, 2004, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division), through Associate Safety Engineer Dien Nguyen, conducted an accident inspection at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 10019 Yucca Road, Adelanto, California (the site). On April 6, 2005, the Division cited Employer for the following alleged violations of the occupational safety and health standards an orders found in Title 8, California Code of Regulations: . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Southern California Edison Docket 06-R4D2-2062
4/2/2008
Employer is a public utility that provides electricity. Beginning February 22, 2006, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division) through Associate Cal/OSHA Engineer Ramilo de Los Reyes conducted an accident inspection at a l371 Monterey Pass Road, Monterey Park, California (the site). On April 24, 2006, the Division cited Employer for the following alleged violations of the occupational safety and health standards and orders found in Title 8, California Code of Regulations: . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: ASC Profiles, Inc. 06-R2D1-1181
10/18/2007
Employer operates a machine shop. On November 16, 2005, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division), through Associate Safety Engineer John Weiss conducted an accident investigation at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 2110 Enterprise Blvd., West Sacramento, California (the site). On March 15, 2006, the Division cited Employer for the following alleged violation(s) of the occupational safety and health standards and others found in Title 8, California Code of Regulations: . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Northrup Grumman 06-R1D2-4458
10/12/2007
On June 16, 2006, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division), conducted an inspection at a facility operated by Northrup Grumman (Employer) at 401 E. Hendy Avenue in Sunnyvale, California. . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Color Factory 05-R4D3-2139 and 2140
10/12/2007
Color Factory (hereinafter sometimes referred to as Employer) manufactures cosmetics for a variety of cosmetics lines (such as Avon, or Max Factor) in its factory at 11320 Penrose Street, Sun Valley, California. . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Diamond Tool & Die, Inc. 06-R1D4-2128O
10/11/2007
Employer operates a machine shop that produces finished steel parts. On February 6, 2006, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division), through Associate Safety Engineer Fernando Costa Martins, conducted an accident investigation at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 508 29th Avenue, Oakland, California (the site). On March 3, 2006, the Division cited Employer in Citation 2, Item 1, for an alleged serious violation of section 423 [failure to guard bar stock during machine operations] of the occupational safety and health standards and orders found in Title 8, California Code of Regulations, and proposed a $14,400 civil penalty. . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Panelized Structures, Inc. 04-R4D4-2955 through 2957
10/1/2007
Employer builds hybrid roof systems, mezzanines and conducts other primary commercial roof work. On March 30, 2004, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division), conducted an accident investigation at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 408-488 Brea Canyon Road, Industry, California. . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Wilco Wire Technology Dockets 05-R6D1-2021 and 2022
From April 11, 2005 through May 13, 2005, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health ("the Division"), through Safety Engineer Timothy Blaney conducted a planned inspection at the Wilco Wire Technology ("Employer") facility at 1035 Mission Court, Fremont, California, where Employer's Employees were working. . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Frontier Fence Docket Nos. 05-R2D3-4378 and 4379
11/7/2007
Employer constructs fences. On July 27, 2005, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health ( the Division), through Associate Safety Engineer John Wendland (Wendland), conducted an accident investigation at a place of employment maintained by Employer at Lot 101 River Bank Drive, Linda, California (the site). On November 9, 2005, the Division cited Employer for the following alleged violation(s) of the occupational safety and health standards and orders found in Title 8, California Code of Regulations1: . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Samson Motorcycle Products, Inc. Docket 05-R3D1-0093
11/1/2007
Samson Motorcycle Products, Inc. (Employer) manufactures exhaust and specialty motorcycle parts/equipment. On June 23, 3004, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (The Division) through Associate Cal/OSHA Engineer Sylvia Riley, conducted an accident investigation at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 3818 E. Coronado, Anaheim, California. On November 16, 2004, the Division cited Employer for the following alleged violation of the occupational safety and health standards and orders found in Title 8, California Code of Regulations.1 . . . more »
Trainer's Handbook: Moving Machinery and Workers Don't Mix; Keep Workers Safe Around Moving Parts
January 2008
Seventy-two California workers died in 2006 from contact with objects and equipment--incidents in which they were caught in moving machinery or in an unexpected release of stored energy, according to the . . . more »
Appeals Board Decisions: Was the Employer Liable Because the Employee Went Beyond His Assigned Duties?
November 2007
Jeremias Mercado had been a custodian for the Woodworks Window and Door Company in San Francisco for five months. One morning, when he went to clean the sawdust out of a pop-up table saw, he activated the saw and . . . more »
News Notes: Federal OSHA Releases New Thermoforming Training Program
November 2007
Federal OSHA has released a new thermoforming training program for the Plastics Machinery section of its Machine Guarding eTool. The materials review potential hazards associated with thermoforming, a manufacturing process using a thermoplastic sheet or . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Chooljian Brothers Packing CO. Docket No. 05-R2D5-984
6/15/2007
Employer processes, packs and ships raisins. On September 15, 2004, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division), through Associate Safety Engineer Michael Miller (Miller), conducted an accident investigation at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 3192 S. Indianola, Sanger, California (the site) . . . more »
DOWNLOAD: Paula Skene Designs, Inc. Dockets 05-R1D4-1753 and 1754
6/6/2007
Employer manufactures embossed greeting cards. On December 9, 2004, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division), through Cal/OSHA Safety Engineer William Harrison (Harrison), conducted an accident investigation at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 1250 45th St., Suite 240, Emeryville, California (the site) . . . more »
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