Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1560510.015 - La City Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 1560510.015

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 10/26/2021

Site Address:
La City Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant
12000 Vista Del Mar
Playa Del Rey, CA 90293

Mailing Address:
12000 Vista Del Mar, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 221320/Sewage Treatment Facilities

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/14/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/31/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1814201

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,310	$0	$1,310
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,310	$0	$1,310
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	Other	3314(C)	03/14/2022	04/29/2022	$750	$750	$0		Z - Issued
2.	01002	Other	3314(G)(2)(A)	03/14/2022	04/29/2022	$560	$560	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 144292.015

Event: 09/14/2021

Employee partially amputates thumb when pulled into energize

At 10:00 a.m. on September 14, 2021, an employee working as an HVAC repair technician for a city water plant was performing preventive maintenance on an air handler unit (AHU). The employee worked for the employer as a full-time employee. The employee was working alone on the DIE-2901-00004 Fan Exhaust Unit Digester 8E. He was working on energized equipment. The employee was listening to the machine and heard a noise from the unit. He went close to unit and bent over to look at the machine placing his right hand on the cover. The employee was wearing gloves at the time. The employee lost his balance and caught his glove in the belt and pulley. His supervisor was not at job site at the time. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation to his thumb.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught By, Energized, Fan, Fan Belt, Finger, Glove, HVAC, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Laceration, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Lost Balance, Maintenance, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Pulley, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position, Water Treatment, Water Treatment Plant, Working Alone

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1560510.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics

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