Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126200039 - Grover Products Co

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 126200039

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 06/24/2011

Site Address:
Grover Products Co
3424 E Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90023

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3714

NAICS: 336399/All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/01/2011

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/30/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102624657

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			2		5
Current Violations	3			2		5
Initial Penalty	$31,500	$0	$0	$5,335	$0	$36,835
Current Penalty	$13,140	$0	$0	$5,150	$0	$18,290
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	342 A	09/01/2011	09/19/2011	$5,000	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3203 A07	09/01/2011	09/19/2011	$150	$335	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Serious	3383 B	09/01/2011	09/06/2011	$12,600	$12,600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	03001	Serious	4050 A	09/01/2011	09/19/2011	$270	$12,600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	04001	Serious	4184 B	09/01/2011	09/06/2011	$270	$6,300	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202457263

Event: 06/10/2011

Employee's Arm Is Fractured in Rotating Shaft of Drill Press

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on June 10, 2011, Employee #1, a machine operator, was working for a company that manufactures air horns using stamping, cutting, swaging, expanding, welding, sanding and polishing operations. Employee #1 was operating an Avery Manufacturer multi-head drill press, Serial Number MA 15582, in the drill and tapping department. There were total of six heads on the multi-head drill press. Employee #1 was using two of the heads. Employee #1 was using one head of the multi-head drill press to make a hole on the body of the sound unit and another head to make thread in that hole. Employee was operating one head at a time, and unused head was turned off. Employee #1 had just finished tapping operation on a batch of sound units. She reached up her right arm to turn off the drill press, and the sleeve of her smock got caught in the rotating shaft of the drill press. Employee #1's arm was pulled into the rotating shaft. Employee #1 used her left hand to turn the power off. Employee #1 released her right arm from the drill press and supported her right arm with the left hand. Employee #1 yelled for help as she walked away from the drill press, and her coworkers came to her aid. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for open fractures to her right forearm. The rotating shaft of the drill press was unguarded. Employee #1 was not wearing any personal protective equipment, and the smock was provided by her employer.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PPE, ROTATING SHAFT, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, DRILL PRESS, ARM, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126200039			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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