Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112017801 - Reeves Extruded Products Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 112017801

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 05/21/1998

Site Address:
Reeves Extruded Products Inc
1032 Stockton Ave
Arvin, CA 93203

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3084

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/21/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/26/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362276560

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$4,685	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,685
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$200	$0	$700
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	4075 A	06/16/1998	06/16/1998	$200	$4,000	$0	07/03/1998	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Serious	3314 A	06/16/1998	07/03/1998	$500	$685	$0	07/03/1998	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170616049

Event: 01/08/1998

Employee's leg amputated when crushed by kiln transporter

Employee #1, who worked at a cement block manufacturing plant, was monitoring a Besser pallet transporter as it loaded and unloaded blocks into a kiln. He had his right foot on the conveyor track and was reaching over the system to wipe cement chips from the top of a motor box when the conveyor brought a block out of the kiln. The crawler car frame pinned his leg against the frame of the system. Employee #1 suffered severe crushing injuries that led to his leg being surgically amputated below the knee. The 122-hp hydraulically-driven transporter system operated automatically and the machine activated and moved without notice. No warning system or guards were in place in the area where Employee #1 became caught.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WARNING LINE, PINNED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, MECH MAT HANDLING, UNGUARDED, LEG, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112017801			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Mixing and blending machine operators

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