Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300865458 - Western States Wholesale

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 300865458

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 04/07/2004

Site Address:
Western States Wholesale
5808 Hwy 18
Lucerne Valley, CA 92356

Mailing Address:
1420 S Bon View Ave, Ontario, CA 91762

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3241

NAICS: 327310/Cement Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/17/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/18/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101155133

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			6		8
Current Violations	2			6		8
Initial Penalty	$21,375	$0	$0	$5,925	$0	$27,300
Current Penalty	$2,970	$0	$0	$300	$0	$3,270
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	09/17/2004	09/22/2004	$0	$5,000	$0	10/12/2004	L - State Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3203 A	09/17/2004	10/20/2004	$0	$185	$0	10/12/2004	L - State Settlement
3.	01003	Other	3212 A01	09/17/2004	10/20/2004	$150	$185	$0	10/12/2004	L - State Settlement
4.	01004	Other	5144 C01	09/17/2004	10/20/2004	$0	$185	$0	10/12/2004	L - State Settlement
5.	01005	Other	5144 E01	09/17/2004	10/20/2004	$150	$185	$0	10/12/2004	L - State Settlement
6.	01006	Other	14300030 A	09/17/2004	10/20/2004	$0	$185	$0	10/12/2004	L - State Settlement
7.	02001	Serious	3384 B	09/17/2004	10/05/2004	$2,700	$18,000	$0	10/12/2004	L - State Settlement
8.	03001	Serious	3999 B	09/17/2004	10/05/2004	$270	$3,375	$0	10/12/2004	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201158474

Event: 03/19/2004

Employee Injures Hand in Conveyor Roller

At approximately 8:30 p.m. on March 19, 2004, Employee #1, a full time employee of Western States Wholesale in Lucerne Valley, CA, was assigned to work in the palletizer area of the job site. The employer was in the business of repackaging bulk cement products at the manufacturer's site and sold packaged products by wholesale to building contractors. At the time of the incident, Employee #1 was attempting to lubricate the bearings of a roller conveyor, identified as unit 6-BC-9. While performing this task, Employee #1 was wearing woven fabric gloves coated with rubber for enhanced grip. Somehow, his hand made contact between a stationary roller and a moving roller and the glove caught the metal lacings of the textured belt conveyor underneath the roller conveyor and was pulled to the end of the roller conveyor unit. As a result, Employee #1 sustained severe laceration and degloving of his left hand. He was provided with first aid on site by a coworker and eventually transported to the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, in Colton, CA. Employee #1 was hired nine days prior to the day of the incident.

Keywords: LOADING, GLOVE, PACKING HOUSE, WORK RULES, DEGLOVED, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER CONVEYOR, INEXPERIENCE, LACERATION, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300865458			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Machine operators, not specified

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