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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 112068218 - Lee'S Pottery
Inspection Information - Office: Riverside District Office
Site Address:
Lee'S Pottery
7608 Alondra Blvd.
Paramount, CA 90723
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3269
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/05/1991
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/16/1991
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361302045 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $1,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,800 |
| Current Penalty | $1,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,800 |
| 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 | 3203 A | 08/12/1991 | 09/05/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 14308 A | 08/12/1991 | 09/05/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 4197 A02 | 08/12/1991 | 08/19/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Other | 4199 A03 | 08/12/1991 | 08/19/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 01005 | Other | 4202 C | 08/12/1991 | 08/19/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 6. | 01006 | Other | 4190 B | 08/12/1991 | 08/12/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 7. | 01007 | Other | 4204 C | 08/12/1991 | 08/12/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 8. | 02001 | Serious | 4215 B01 | 08/12/1991 | 08/19/1991 | $1,800 | $1,800 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At about 10:20 a.m. on August 2, 1991, Employee #1, of Lee's Pottery Co., put his head between the two dies of a hydraulic power press to clean excessive clay from the back of the bottom stationary die. An eyewitness, who was only about three steps away, saw the ram descending and called to him, but he never answered. He obviously pushed the two control buttons in front of the machine with his legs or other parts of the body while his head was in the dies, tripping the press. Employee #1's head was crushed and he died on the spot. No one had ever seen Employee #1 putting his head in the press in the past two months; this was the first time he was observed working like this. The plant supervisor stated that Employee #1 was trained to go to the back side of the press and remove the excess clay from the molds. Employee #1 had been hired only about 2 months ago, on June 6, and, according to the company management, was trained to operate a hydraulic power press.
Keywords: DIE, HEAD, POWER PRESS, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 112068218 | Fatality | Other | Extruding and forming machine operators |