Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126217249 - Gold Coast Recycling Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 126217249

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 06/13/1997

Site Address:
Gold Coast Recycling Inc.
5275 Colt Street
Ventura, CA 93003

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4953

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/13/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/11/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362157992

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$625
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	Note
1.	01001	Serious	3314 A	06/26/1997	06/30/1997	$625	$4,500	$0	07/14/1997	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201090792

Event: 06/06/1997

Employee's fingers amputated by steel plate in compactor

At approximately 5:20 p.m. on June 6, 1997, Employee #1 was working with an A.M.F.A.B. compactor. His job was to climb a fixed ladder alongside the compactor and look through a peephole, or what the employer called an electronic eye, to determine if the compactor was full. If the compactor was full, Employee #1 would notify the foreman, who would start the compacting process, during which a large steel plate would pass the peephole and compact the product inside. Employee #1 had just started to clean the peephole when the plate passed by, amputating two of his fingers. The employer was issued a serious citation for failure to de-energize the machine prior to cleaning. The employer has since mitigated the dangers of a similar accident by welding a metal tube onto the compactor to prevent fingers from reaching the metal plate.

Keywords: STEEL PLATE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126217249			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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