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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300856481 - Orco Block, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office
Site Address:
Orco Block, Inc.
26380 Palomar Road
Romoland, CA 92585
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3271
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/11/2002
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/07/2004
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362370082 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $750 | $0 | $18,750 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | 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 H02 | 02/14/2002 | 02/20/2002 | $0 | $750 | $0 | 05/21/2002 | D - Govt Dismissed | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 3314 A | 02/14/2002 | 02/20/2002 | $0 | $18,000 | $0 | 05/21/2002 | D - Govt Dismissed | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 9:45 p.m. on November 6, 2001, Employee #1, a Cuber Machine Operator, employed by ORCO Block Co. Inc., Romoland, California, had shut down a Besser 80-cubic-foot cement mixing machine, applied lockout/tagout, opened the rear access door and started cleaning the machine with a compressed air hose before the mixer blades came to a complete stop, when the rotating mixer blades crushed the employee's arm between a blade and the mixer's frame. Employee #1 sustained a crushing fracture to his right forearm. Employee #1 was taken by a coworker to the Valley Plaza Doctors Hospital in Perris, California, where he was admitted and hospitalized for four days.
Keywords: FRACTURE, CLEANING, FOREARM, MIXER, STRUCK AGAINST, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, ARM, BLADE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300856481 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Production helpers |