Amrep, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Apr 25, 2008: Employee's thumb is amputated by lathe

At approximately 1:15 p.m. on April 25, 2008, Employee #1, who for eight months had been a regular employee of a nonunionized manufacturer of garbage trucks wit h 145 employees, was operating a lathe (Namseon ACRA Turn, 16 by 40). Employee # 1 was using the lathe to make a nut for a special cylinder. He had made one part and then finished the second part. Employee #1 was trying to remove the second part (nut) by using a T-shaped key held by both hands to loosen the screw. As Em ployee #1 tried to turn the key, the chuck of the lathe moved down, and his left thumb got caught between the handle of the key (tool) and the lower part (sharp edged steel bar) of the lathe. He pulled his hand out and his left hand thumb w as amputated. Employee #1 was hospitalized and surgery was performed on his thum b.

Incident on Nov 21, 2006: Employee's hand is twisted by drill bit

On November 21, 2006, Employee #1 was operating a Cleereman Drill Press, Model N umber 440. He was drilling holes in 2-in. by 2-in. by 1-in. metal pieces. He had drilled two pieces and was setting up to drill a second hole in the third piece . He was injured when he moved his gloved hand past the rotating drill bit. The drill caught the glove, (Ansell Edmont Golden Grab-It II gloves, Style 16-347), and his hand was twisted. He was hospitalized at Chino Valley Medical Center, fo r a severe laceration and open fracture of his left pinky finger.

Incident on Nov 18, 1999 (fatal): One employee killed, one injured during truck repair

At approximately 7:45 a.m. on November 18, 1999, Employees #1 and #2, of Amrep, Inc., were working on the body of an elevated refuse truck when the roll-off bin came down on top of them. Both sustained traumatic head injuries. Employee #1 w as pronounced dead at the scene; Employee #2 was hospitalized.