Inspection Detail
Inspection: 309908127 - National Gypsum Company
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
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
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 362461832 |
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 |
# | 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
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
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 309908127 | Non Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Not specified mechanics and repairers |