Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126086560 - California Blow Pipe

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126086560

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 03/30/2004

Site Address:
California Blow Pipe
7045 Jackson Street
Paramount, CA 90723

Mailing Address:
7045 Jackson Street, Paramount, CA 90723

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3444

NAICS: 332439/Other Metal Container Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 07/12/2004

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/05/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362594210

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5			3		8
Current Violations	5			3		8
Initial Penalty	$17,100	$0	$0	$345	$0	$17,445
Current Penalty	$3,690	$0	$0	$100	$0	$3,790
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	3203 A	07/13/2004	08/13/2004	$50	$85	$0	11/10/2004	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	461 C	07/13/2004	08/13/2004	$0	$175	$0	11/10/2004	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	25000008 A	07/13/2004	08/13/2004	$50	$85	$0	11/10/2004	F - Formal Settlement
4.	02001	Serious	4187 B	07/13/2004	07/30/2004	$900	$10,800	$0	11/10/2004	F - Formal Settlement
5.	03001	Serious	4070 A	07/13/2004	07/30/2004	$90	$1,575	$0	11/10/2004	F - Formal Settlement
6.	04001	Serious	23400023	07/13/2004	07/30/2004	$900	$1,575	$0	11/10/2004	F - Formal Settlement
7.	05001	Serious	5449 G	07/13/2004	07/30/2004	$900	$1,575	$0	11/10/2004	F - Formal Settlement
8.	06001	Serious	4214 A	07/13/2004	07/30/2004	$900	$1,575	$0	11/10/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201798113

Event: 03/26/2004

Employee's Amputates Fingers When Caught in Roll Machine

On March 26, 2004, Employee #1 was operating a power-driven metal pyramid roll machine, manufactured by Lown Company Model Number B400, at his job site. His employer was a small sheet metal shop that manufactured ducting for ventilation systems. The employee was bending metal strips in the machine, which did not have a constant contact type control switch and was running continuously. The machine also did not have a knee-height emergency stop or any type of guarding. At one point, Employee #1 stepped around behind the machine, tripped on a piece of metal on the floor and fell backwards onto the machine. The shop welder then ran to the scene and turned off the power to the roll with the machine's toggle lever-type switch. Employee #1 said that he attempted to break his fall by extending his left hand, which made direct contact with the area of operation of the machine. As a result, his hand was drawn into the rollers. He sustained skin degloving injuries to four fingers of his left hand. Investigations determined that the machine was not properly guarded, appeared to be rather old, and no serial number was readily visible.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, FINGER, METAL SHOP, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS, BENDING MACHINE, POINT OF OPERATION, METAL STRIP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126086560			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Sheet metal worker apprentices

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