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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126152164 - Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office
Site Address:
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
2025 Ave. Of The Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:7041
NAICS: 721110/Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/11/2006
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/04/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101164507 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $31,500 | $0 | $0 | $750 | $0 | $32,250 |
| Current Penalty | $8,100 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,100 |
| 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 | 3314 J01 | 09/01/2006 | 09/28/2006 | $750 | $750 | $0 | 09/28/2006 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 3314 C | 09/01/2006 | 09/18/2006 | $5,400 | $18,000 | $0 | 09/28/2006 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 03001 | Serious | 3314 G | 09/01/2006 | 09/18/2006 | $2,700 | $6,750 | $0 | 09/28/2006 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 04001 | Serious | 3384 A | 09/01/2006 | 09/18/2006 | $6,750 | $6,750 | $0 | 09/28/2006 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 3:45 p.m. on August 7, 2006, Employee #1 was employed by the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, where he had worked for 18 years as a building engineer. At the time of the accident, a "buck," or shirt frame, had become lodged in the tunnel of a tunnel press (or bosom, body, and yoke press) in the valet laundry room, located in the lower level of the hotel. This tunnel press had Serial Number 360341030488. Employee #1 was attempting to unjam the buck. With his right hand, he was pushing the lodged shirt frame in the direction of the path it was designed to take, when two hot plates within the tunnel on either side of the shirt frame closed on his hand. He sustained second- and third-degree burns to his right hand, including all the fingers. A coworker, who was an engineer apprentice trainee, had responded to the service call for the jam. He was standing at the controls of the tunnel press when the injury occurred. Hearing Employee #1's cries for help, he immediately began to push buttons at the control panel of the machine, releasing the plates to their open position. Employee #1 was first transported to UCLA Medical Center and then to the Grossman Burn Center at Sherman Oaks Hospital, in Sherman Oaks, CA, where he was admitted at about 10:00 p.m. He remained in the hospital for treatment from August 7, 2006, to his discharge date of August 21, 2006.
Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, MAINTENANCE, JAMMED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, POINT OF OPERATION, HAND, PRESS, HIGH TEMPERATURE, HOTEL
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126152164 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Operating engineers |