Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300760618 - Nooter Construction Co

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300760618

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 03/23/2001

Site Address:
Nooter Construction Co
3700 W 190th St
Torrance, CA 90509

Mailing Address:
1400 S Third St, St Louis, MO 63104

Union Status: Union

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/29/2001

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 05/24/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362403552

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
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	342 A	03/29/2001	04/03/2001	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201033503

Event: 10/17/2000

Employee's fingertips amputated between steel plates

At 4:30 a.m. on October 17, 2000, Employee #1, a pipefitter for a contractor in a large metropolitan refinery, and coworkers were lining up two sections of 52 in. diameter pipe to be welded. They had driven two steel plates under the pipe to move it and, for additional movement, had driven a wedge between the two plates. After they aligned and secured the pipe, the foreman told Employee #1 that the wedge and shim plates could be removed. Employee #1 was using a hammer to pound on the wedge and placed his left hand near the shim plates for balance. The tips of his index and middle fingers extended into the gap between the plates. The wedge came out suddenly and the two shims came together, crushing and amputating the tips of Employee #1's two fingers. He was hospitalized for treatment of his injuries.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, HAND TOOL, HAND, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300760618			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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