Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310598032 - Maruhachi Ceramics Of America

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 310598032

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 04/19/2007

Site Address:
Maruhachi Ceramics Of America
1985 Sampson Ave
Corona, CA 91719

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3259

NAICS: 327123/Other Structural Clay Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/13/2007

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/23/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102494606

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$16,200	$0	$0	$650	$0	$16,850
Current Penalty	$2,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,250
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 A04	09/13/2007	09/18/2007	$0	$650	$0	10/10/2007	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	4002 A	09/13/2007	09/18/2007	$2,250	$16,200	$0	10/10/2007	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202446332

Event: 03/25/2007

Employee Amputates Foot While Retrieving Kiln Cart

At approximately 5:30 a.m. on March 25, 2007, Employee #1 was working on a Systec, M-Tile Loading Machine to unload the roof tiles from the kiln car and to put the tiles onto the conveyor. Employee #1 had unloaded about 5 cars prior to the accident. The next rail car (Kiln car) was coming slow. Employee #1 went down into the kiln car line to push a car. As Employee #1 was pushing the car, his left foot got caught between the rails and the pusher. Employee #1 suffered crushing injury to his left foot and his lower left leg had to be amputated at the hospital. Employee #1 was hospitalized for five days.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, KILN, MACHINE OPERATOR, CONVEYOR, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310598032			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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