Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119825313 - R & C Glass Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 1:30 p.m. on February 26, 2001, Employee #1, a fabricating machine operator, had a deep laceration in his right forearm when one piece of glass cut his forearm. His employer, R&C Glass Company, Incorporated, is involved in a custom glass fabrication business using cutting, bobbling and polishing operations. Employee #1 had worked for the company since July of 2000. Employee #1 was polishing a piece of glass in the workshop when one employee called Employee #1 and another employee to help him to move a piece of glass from the cutting table to the outside storage rack. The glass piece measured six feet by eight feet by three-eighths inches. The glass was placed on the hydraulic table, which was tilted at a forty five degree angle in order to transfer it onto the CRL wooden dolly. The wooden dolly measured six feet long and five inches wide. The home on the dolly measured 0.5 inches deep and 1.5 inches wide. First, they placed the glass into the home of wooden dolly using wood's power grip with eight inch diameter suction cup. They began to push the dolly toward the outside storage rack. The employees were wearing cut-resistant rubber gloves and steel-toe shoes. Employee #1 was holding one corner of the glass with his right hand and his left hand was holding the power grip, which was attached to the face of the glass. When they moved about four to five yards away from the hydraulic table, the small roller on the dolly hit a crack on the concrete floor and the dolly lost its balance. The glass piece slipped out from the dolly and it shattered into pieces as a corner of glass hit the concrete floor. As glass began to slip out, the employees pulled their hands away from the glasses and they tried to move away from the dolly. Employee #1 had his back against the dolly when one of the broken glass pieces cut his right forearm. The accident was caused because the glass was not secured against dangerous displacement while being transported on the wooden dolly from the cutting table to the storage rack. Emergency services were called. Employee #1 was transported to Glendale Memorial Hospital where he was diagnosed with complex laceration on his right forearm.

Keywords: FOREARM, GLASS PACK, LACERATION