Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309908127 - National Gypsum Company

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 309908127

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 01/24/2008

Site Address:
National Gypsum Company
1850 Pier B St
Long Beach, CA 90813

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3275

NAICS: 327420/Gypsum Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/27/2008

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/14/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362461832

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$22,500	$0	$0	$375	$0	$22,875
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$7,375	$0	$7,375
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	3203 A	03/28/2008	04/09/2008	$375	$375	$0	04/14/2008	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	4184 B	03/28/2008	04/09/2008	$7,000	$22,500	$0	04/14/2008	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201039807

Event: 12/19/2007

Employee Crushes Fingertip Between Machine and Drywall

At 3:20 a.m. on December 19, 2007, Employee #1, a probationary employee dry end operator, was tending the Levelator machine. A sheet of drywall coming down the conveyor to the stacking table was misaligned. Instead of stopping the machine and realigning the sheet, Employee #1 attempted to realign it with the table moving and the machine's pushers caught his right finger, which he then yanked out, avulsing the tissue of the tip. Employee #1 was taken to Western Hand Center where surgeons removed the tip of the distal bone to allow reconstruction of the fingertip with a skin flap.

Keywords: FINGER, CRUSHED, SKIN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309908127			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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