Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310495999 - Broadway Solutions Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 310495999

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 08/03/2009

Site Address:
Broadway Solutions Inc
5323 Sheila St
Commerce, CA 90040

Mailing Address:
6865 E Washington Bl, Montebello, CA 90640

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8331

NAICS: 624310/Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/14/2009

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/14/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102619111

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202455655

Event: 07/21/2009

Employee's Thumb Is Injured by Chain and Sprocket

On July 21, 2009, Employee #1 was working at Buy Fresh Produce, a food processor. He noticed a mechanical problem at the trash conveyor chain while the production was in operation. He was fixing the chain drive and his left thumb became caught by the moving chain and sprocket drive. He was hospitalized at County USC Hospital for the amputation of his thumb. Employee #1 had not deenergized the production line or locked out the power source. He was not authorized to fix any machinery.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, REPAIR, THUMB, FOOD PACKAGING MACH, LOCKOUT, INEXPERIENCE, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310495999			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Assemblers

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