Inspection Detail
Inspection: 111869210 - Atlantic Garment Dye And Laundry, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office
Site Address:
Atlantic Garment Dye And Laundry, Inc.
225 N. Unruh Avenue
Industry, CA 91744
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:7219
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/17/2000
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/30/2001
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 362546343 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||
Current Violations | 7 | 7 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $26,320 | $0 | $0 | $2,055 | $0 | $28,375 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,175 | $0 | $3,175 |
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 | 342 A | 02/17/2000 | 03/17/2000 | $0 | $375 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
2. | 01002 | Other | 3660 A | 02/17/2000 | 03/17/2000 | $0 | $280 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
3. | 01003 | Other | 3661 C | 02/17/2000 | 03/17/2000 | $185 | $280 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
4. | 01004 | Other | 5144 C | 02/17/2000 | 03/17/2000 | $185 | $280 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
5. | 01005 | Other | 3380 A | 02/17/2000 | 03/17/2000 | $185 | $280 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
6. | 01006 | Other | 5162 A | 02/17/2000 | 03/17/2000 | $185 | $280 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
7. | 01007 | Other | 23400017 A | 02/17/2000 | 03/17/2000 | $185 | $280 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
8. | 02001 | Serious | 3314 A | 02/17/2000 | 03/17/2000 | $0 | $5,060 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
9. | 03001 | Other | 4494 A | 02/17/2000 | 03/17/2000 | $450 | $5,060 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
10. | 04001 | Other | 4481 B | 02/17/2000 | 03/17/2000 | $1,800 | $16,200 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 3:53 a.m. on January 22, 2000, a serious injury occurred at the Atlantic Garment Dye Laundry in El Monte, California. Employee #1 and a coworker, who witnessed the accident, were loading clothes into Washing Machine Number One, a 900-pound-capacity washer used to dye clothes. The clothes drum had two loading ports. Each port was equipped with an inner and an outer access door and an interlock. The purpose of this interlock was to prevent the cylinder from rotating when the access covers were open. Obviously this interlock was not functioning at the time of the accident. The coworker, the machine operator, finished loading clothes in his port, and closed the inner and outer access doors. Employee #1, the helper, had just finished loading the clothes in his port. Employee #1 released the latch that holds the inner access door open and was in the process of closing the inner access door when the coworker started the washer. The cylinder rotated, causing the inner access door to hit Employee #1 in the mouth. Employee #1 had his upper three teeth knocked out. Employee #1 was transported to USC Medical Center where he was released a few hours later.
Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, INTERLOCK, STRUCK BY, WASHING MACHINE, DOOR
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 111869210 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Launderers and ironers |