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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 120225412 - Tabc Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Tabc Inc
6375 Paramount Boulvard
Long Beach, CA 90805
Mailing Address:
Po Box 2140, Long Beach, CA 90801
Union Status: Union
SIC:1541
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/21/2002
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/23/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362434581 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750 | $0 | $750 |
| 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 | 3314 A | 06/25/2002 | 06/28/2002 | $750 | $18,000 | $0 | 07/15/2002 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 5:00 p.m. on February 26, 2002, Employee #1 was working as an operator in Punch Press No. 3C-3, locaed in the stamping shop of the facility. The shop uses punch presses for forming Toyota truck body parts. The machine under consideration is a 300-ton capacity press with 12 to 16 strokes per minute, manufactured by Shimomura Press Manufacturing Company of Japan, machine model number DCLP-300-22E. The punch press is a part revolution machine with emergency stop pushbuttons installed at five locations including at both hand pushbutton panels. Pressing one of these buttons causes the slide to stop immediately. In order to ensure the safety of the operator during the downward movement of the slide, the machine is designed to require the use of both hands to press the pushbuttons continuously until the slide reaches the lower dead point. The machine works two shifts every working day and it makes about 12 different Toyota truck body parts. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was working by himself. The employee had been working in this machine for four years. While changing die for stamping fuel tank upper part number 7711102100, Employee #1 pressed the two (hand) pushbuttons and the slide went down. As he released his hands, the slide/die eventually went up. Employee #1 leaned forward (across) to reach the air ejector valve for making some adjustments. At that time, the slide came down (for the second time) and struck his right elbow. This amounted to 'double cycling' without actuating the hand push buttons. According to Employee #1, this feature happened a few times in the past. Employee #1 was a regular employee of TABC, Inc. Employee #1 was hospitalized in the Long Beach Memorial Medical Center where he was treated for an avulsion fracture of his right elbow, soft tissue loss, and nerve damage. The investigation determined that no lockout/tag out procedure was followed while adjusting the air ejector valve (during the die change procedure).
Keywords: FRACTURE, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, DIE GUARD, AIR HOSE, STRUCK BY, ELBOW, PRESS OPERATOR, PUNCH PRESS
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120225412 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Punching and stamping press machine operators |