Since 2011, OSHA inspectors have visited RDC Machine, Inc. in California 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Aug 8, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Santa Clara.
In all, OSHA issued 12 citation items: 4 serious and 8 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $20,015; today they stand at $8,120, 59% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. RDC Machine, Inc. averages $5,060 across 1 cited inspection.
Inspection 310100649 OPENED AUG 26, 2011Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Dec 31, 2011
384 Laurelwood Rd., Santa Clara, CA 95054 · Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 12, 2011: Employee fractures finger when caught in milling machine
At approximately 8:00 a.m. on August 12, 2011, Employee #1, a machinist, was pro gramming a tool changing cycle via the keyboard panel of a Haas VMC VF-4 milling machine, 20 HP Vector Drive to rotate the tool holding arm in order to acquire the tool bit and remove it from the machine. Employee #1 pressed the button to c hange the tool, but while the tool arm was still moving, he reached in to remove the tool, and his right pointer finger was caught in between. The door to the m achine was open. His finger was pinned between the tool bit and the slow rotatin g arm. A coworker, who was working nearby, came to his rescue and pried his poin ter finger out with an aluminum steel bar. Employee #1 sustained a fracture to h is finger and was hospitalized for four hours. It was noted that the employer fa iled to ensure that interlocks were utilized in order to stop the machine when t he door was open to prevent access to the tool arm changer and the tool spindle.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
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| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 3203 B02 |
Other-than-serious | $110 | $75 | Nov 23, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 3314 J04 |
Other-than-serious | $110 | $75 | Nov 23, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 3314 G02 A |
Other-than-serious | $110 | $75 | Nov 23, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 3203 A04 |
Serious | $2,025 | $135 | Nov 23, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR 3314 D |
Serious | $12,600 | $2,700 | Nov 23, 2011 | Closed |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
