Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307180521 - Us Hardwood Floors

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 307180521

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 03/16/2006

Site Address:
Us Hardwood Floors
2622 Chico Ave.
South El Monte, CA 91733

Mailing Address:
2622 Chico Ave., S. El Monte, CA 91733

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2499

NAICS: 321999/All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/15/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/06/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362599847

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations	2			2		4
Initial Penalty	$6,750	$0	$0	$5,185	$0	$11,935
Current Penalty	$6,750	$0	$0	$5,185	$0	$11,935
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	342 A	08/15/2006	08/25/2006	$5,000	$5,000	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	4301 D	08/15/2006	08/25/2006	$185	$185	$0	-
3.	02001	Serious	3203 A	08/15/2006	08/25/2006	$2,700	$2,700	$0	-
4.	03001	Serious	3382 A	08/15/2006	08/25/2006	$4,050	$4,050	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202472585

Event: 03/14/2006

Employee Is Killed by Wood While Operating Rip Saw

At approximately 4:40 p.m. on March 14, 2006, Employee #1 was working for US Hardwood Floors, a manufacturer of hardwood floors, in South El Monte, CA. He was a day laborer hired according to work load requirements. The injury occurred in an indoor warehouse utilized as a woodworking shop. The area is satisfactorily illuminated with overhead fluorescent lights and natural lighting from an opened roll-up door on the east end of the facility. The accident occurred at the northeast end of the facility. The machine involved in the accident was a Lobo-brand "Multiple Rip Saw" self-feed circular ripsaw, Model Number MJ143, with Serial Number 200406003. Employee #1 was feeding planks to the ripsaw, and his coworker was removing cut planks on the exit side of the ripsaw. Suddenly, Employee #1 was hit in his abdomen by wood fragments and was impaled. He was transported by his coworker to Greater El Monte Community Hospital, where he died on March 15, 2006, from his injuries. The path the wood fragments took from being cut from the stock lumber to hitting Employee #1 is undeterminable. It is likely, though, that Employee #1 was standing behind the end of the lumber infeed area, due to the likely trajectory of the wood fragments and the position of Employee #1 just after the accident.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, IMPALED, SAW, LUMBER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307180521			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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