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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126080803 - National Labor Services Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
National Labor Services Inc
4920 S Boyle Ave
Vernon, CA 90058
Mailing Address:
22695 Old Canal Rd, Yorba Linda, CA 92887
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:7361
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/14/2000
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/22/2006
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362610800 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | $19,500 |
| Current Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,400 | $0 | $19,400 |
| 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 | 461 A | 11/03/2000 | 11/08/2000 | $350 | $375 | $0 | 12/26/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3314 H | 11/03/2000 | 12/01/2000 | $1,050 | $1,125 | $0 | 12/26/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 02001 | Serious | 3314 A | 11/03/2000 | 11/08/2000 | $18,000 | $18,000 | $0 | 12/26/2000 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was working as the day shift mechanic at L.A. Fiber, a company that purchased discarded clothing and shredded it into fibers. He had worked there for three years, and was in the Shoddy Division department, plant #2. On the day of the accident, Employee #1 was going to lunch when he was called back by the assistant mechanic to investigate a loud noise heard from the shredding machine. The shredding machine consisted of three large cylinders studded with progressively more pins--35,000, 55,000, and 75,000--that shredded the clothing into fibers as it passed through them. Employee #1 and the coworker climbed onto the machine after shutting down the power to cylinder #1. They raised the cover of the shredder and saw that one end of the feed roller to the cylinders was raised and that the bracket for cylinder #1 had broken into several pieces. Employee #1 began removing the bracket pieces while the cylinder was still moving. He was removing a piece of denim from the in-feed roller when his left hand was pulled into the moving cylinder, amputating all four of his fingers.
Keywords: AMPUTATED, UNSECURED, FINGER, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, HAND
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126080803 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Helpers, mechanics and repairers |