Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300784162 - Roscoe Moss Mfg Co

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300784162

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 12/10/2003

Site Address:
Roscoe Moss Mfg Co
4360 Worth St
Los Angeles, CA 90063

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3312

NAICS: 331221/Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/02/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101055150

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	7			3		10
Current Violations	3			5		8
Initial Penalty	$44,550	$0	$0	$1,625	$0	$46,175
Current Penalty	$20,700	$0	$0	$500	$0	$21,200
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	461 A	03/02/2004	04/04/2004	$0	$325	$0	05/12/2004	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3314 H	03/02/2004	04/04/2004	$0	$650	$0	05/12/2004	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	3203 A	03/02/2004	04/04/2004	$250	$650	$0	05/12/2004	F - Formal Settlement
4.	02001	Serious	4184 B	03/02/2004	03/12/2004	$2,250	$4,050	$0	05/12/2004	F - Formal Settlement
5.	03001	Serious	3213 A	03/02/2004	03/12/2004	$2,250	$4,050	$0	05/12/2004	F - Formal Settlement
6.	04001	Other	4070 A	03/02/2004	03/12/2004	$250	$4,050	$0	05/12/2004	F - Formal Settlement
7.	05001	Serious	4002 A	03/02/2004	03/12/2004	$0	$4,050	$0	05/12/2004	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
8.	06001	Other	3209 A	03/02/2004	03/12/2004	$0	$4,050	$0	05/12/2004	F - Formal Settlement
9.	07001	Serious	3314 F	03/02/2004	03/12/2004	$0	$4,050	$0	05/12/2004	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
10.	08001	Serious	3314 B	03/02/2004	03/12/2004	$16,200	$20,250	$0	05/12/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201057981

Event: 12/03/2003

Employee Finger Is Amputated in a Wire Reshaping Machine

On December 3, 2003, Employee #1 was a regular employee of a manufacturer of pipes for the petroleum industry. Employee #1 was regularly assigned to operate the inverted bull block wire shaping machine. The inverted bull block wire shaping machine had just been added to the production line and its function was to reshape round wire into triangular shape. Employee #1 was squatting down tightening a screw to ease a leak on the lubrication system when he lost his balance upon standing and fell toward the service pit. Employee #1 grabbed on to the machine frame and his right hand was caught and pulled into the bull block by the moving wire. Employee #1's right hand was pinned on the bull block by the moving wire that was applying pressure to the bull block. Employee #1 was released from the pinch point of the machine by his coworkers. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for his injuries. The service pit, where the reshaped wire was being collected by the bull block, was located almost directly under the machine and was partially unguarded to protect employees from falling when standing on the platform and performing other tasks. Employee #1, a long time employee at the company who had years of experience operating various type of machines only had 6 months of experience operating the recently purchased machine. The accident was caused by not locking out the power source of the machine. It was determined that the machine was lockable but was not locked out at the time of the accident.

Keywords: LEAK, AMPUTATED, FINGER, PINNED, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, FALL, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300784162			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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