Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1608159.015 - Industrial Sprockets & Gears Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Ca Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Industrial Sprockets & Gears Inc
13650 Rosecrans Avenue
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Mailing Address:
13650 Rosecrans Avenue, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 333613/Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/13/2023
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/11/2023
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 1919153 |
Investigation Summary
At 1:30 p.m. on July 12, 2022, an employee was operating a drill press at a mach ine shop. The employee worked as a machinist at the shop which manufactured gear s and sprockets. At the time of the incident, the employee had placed a 7 ft dia meter meter as part of the machining process to create a gear. The disk was on top of three sawhorses at a height of 34 inches off the ground, and the employee had used a step stool to stand on the disk. For an unknown reason, at some poin t the employee fell. Although the incident was unwitnessed, coworkers later disc overed the employee laying on his back on the floor with blood coming from his h ead. The employee was transported to the medical center and died from head traum a several hours after arriving.
Keywords:blunt force, blunt force trauma, drill press, fall, head, machine shop, machinist, unwitnessed, working alone
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 1608159.015 | Fatality |