Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126099365 - Melroy Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 126099365

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 10/07/2003

Site Address:
Melroy Co Inc
7000 World Way W
Los Angeles, CA 90045

Mailing Address:
2813 W 190th St, Redondo Beach, CA 90278

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 238990/All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/04/2004

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 03/04/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362588162

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201165370

Event: 09/16/2003

Employee's finger punctured by high pressure discharge

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on September 16, 2003, Employee #1, a concrete cutter, set up a variable speed hydraulic core drill to make a 24-in.-deep hole. The motor attached to the Masterpiece Engineering Company's drill was a Parker low-speed, high-torque motor (Model No. TE 0195 AM110 AAAA, Serial No. MF 121011 AAAA). As he was adjusting the speed with the control knob on the speed motor manifold, a body ring near the top of the drill's motor blew out. Hydraulic fluid was ejected at 1,000 psi, puncturing the back of his left index finger and injecting fluid into both his finger and hand. Employee #1 was transported by a coworker to Centinela Hospital Medical Center, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: DRILLING MACHINE, FINGER, HYDRAULIC FLUID, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HIGH PRESSURE, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, HAND, PRESSURE RELEASE, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126099365			Non Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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