Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300762390 - Gable House Bowling

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300762390

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 10/30/2001

Site Address:
Gable House Bowling
22501 Hawthorne Blvd
Torrance, CA 90502

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7933

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/01/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/31/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362433484

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$20,250	$0	$0	$485	$0	$20,735
Current Penalty	$5,850	$0	$0	$485	$0	$6,335
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
1.	01001	Other	342 A	01/14/2002	01/17/2002	$325	$325	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3314 G	01/14/2002	01/25/2002	$160	$160	$0	01/31/2002	F - Formal Settlement
3.	02001	Serious	3314 A	01/14/2002	01/17/2002	$5,850	$20,250	$0	01/31/2002	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201033941

Event: 09/30/2001

Employee Suffers Amputation Of Finger

Several bowling balls had jammed on the ball return. This caused the motor to overheat and stop and the belt to dislodge. Employee #1, a maintenance mechanic, retrieved the jammed balls, but did not deenergize the motor prior to his repositioning of the belt. Employee #1 started to reposition the V-belt, but as he was positioning the final loop on the belt, the motor, belt and wheels moved, pulling his hand into the in-running nip-point of the upper pulley wheel. Employee suffered the amputation of his left ring finger as it was caught in an in-running nip- point between a v-belt and a pulley wheel of the ball lift assembly. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, LOCKOUT, V-BELT, NIP POINT, PULLEY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300762390			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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