Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126082353 - Quebecor World- George Rice & Sons

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 126082353

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 04/26/2001

Site Address:
Quebecor World- George Rice & Sons
2001 North Soto St
Los Angeles, CA 90032

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2752

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/16/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/09/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362616690

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations	2			2		4
Initial Penalty	$24,750	$0	$0	$465	$0	$25,215
Current Penalty	$18,270	$0	$0	$150	$0	$18,420
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	23400023	08/10/2001	09/12/2001	$150	$185	$0	11/05/2001	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	25000025	08/10/2001	09/12/2001	$0	$280	$0	11/05/2001	F - Formal Settlement
3.	02001	Serious	3328 G	08/10/2001	08/20/2001	$270	$6,750	$0	11/05/2001	F - Formal Settlement
4.	03001	Serious	3314 E02	08/10/2001	08/20/2001	$18,000	$18,000	$0	11/05/2001	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201055217

Event: 04/19/2001

Employee's Hand Crushed in Printing Press

At approximately 5:30 p.m. on April 19, 2001, Employee #1 and two other employees were working on a K4 Sheetfed press. They were preparing the liner to be placed in the press for an upcoming job. Employee #1 went into the pit area which was located directly underneath the machine, and began wiping powder off the pan before beginning to tape the liner into the machine. The other crew members were on the catwalk above the pit as Employee #1 was wiping the pan. One of the other employees thought that he heard a command to inch the press from Employee #1, so he did. He could not see Employee #1 as he inched the press. Employee #1's hand got caught by the gripper bar resulting in his right wrist being crushed. The pit area was completed isolated from the floor, therefore the crew members could not see each other. The only method of communication between the other employees and Employee #1 down in the pit was verbal and since the work area was noisy, it was difficult to be heard. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: PRINTING PRESS, CAUGHT BY, CRUSHED, NOISE, PIT, CATWALK, POWDER, HAND, WRIST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126082353			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Printing machine operators

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