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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126082346 - Recycled Base Materials, Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Recycled Base Materials, Inc
2121 E 25th St
Vernon, CA 90058
Mailing Address:
9050 Norris Ave, Sun Valley, CA 91352
Union Status: Union
SIC:5093
NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/30/2003
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/07/2006
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362508129 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $20,810 | $0 | $0 | $5,450 | $0 | $26,260 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $900 | $0 | $900 |
| 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 | 342 A | 07/30/2003 | 09/01/2003 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | 08/15/2003 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3314 H | 07/30/2003 | 09/01/2003 | $225 | $450 | $0 | 08/15/2003 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 3314 F | 07/30/2003 | 08/09/2003 | $225 | $5,060 | $0 | 08/15/2003 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 03001 | Other | 3999 B | 07/30/2003 | 08/09/2003 | $450 | $15,750 | $0 | 08/15/2003 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On March 13, 2003, Employee #1 was working as an operator engineer for Recycled Base Materials, Incorporated, a company that recycles waste asphalt and concrete into building material using a portable crushing machine. On the day of the accident, the employee was operating the jaw crushing machine at the Vernon facility, when he spotted a hook-shaped-rebar on the moving conveyor belt. It appeared the rebar had somehow passed the magnetic separator and was heading toward the point of operation of the machine. When he grabbed the rebar off the moving belt, his left hand somehow became entangled with the running rollers. He managed to free his hand from the pinch point. However, a tip of his left middle finger was severed. According to Employee #1, the rebar would have eventually ripped the belt off the tail pulley, if he had not attempted to prevent it from going in. He also acknowledged he should not have made the attempt because he knew that he would have violated the company's safety rules. If the belt had been ripped, the belt may have been spliced. This would require extensive amount of down time to fix it. He successfully retrieved the rebar and similar objects many times in the past and had figured this was a quick fix. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.
Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, WASTE PROC FAC, CRUSHER, CONVEYOR BELT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126082346 | Non Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Crushing and grinding machine operators |