Inspection Detail
Inspection: 310599550 - Regional Steel Corp
Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office
Site Address:
Regional Steel Corp
15050 Santa Ana Avenue
Fontana, CA 92335
Mailing Address:
215 York Place, Claremont, CA 91711
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3316
NAICS: 331221/Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/04/2007
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/25/2011
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 102496627 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||
Current Violations | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||
Initial Penalty | $16,200 | $0 | $0 | $6,950 | $0 | $23,150 |
Current Penalty | $2,250 | $0 | $0 | $2,300 | $0 | $4,550 |
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 | 14300029 A | 10/04/2007 | 11/06/2007 | $325 | $325 | $0 | - | ||
2. | 01002 | Other | 3203 B01 | 10/04/2007 | 11/06/2007 | $325 | $325 | $0 | - | ||
3. | 01003 | Other | 342 A | 10/04/2007 | 11/06/2007 | $1,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 10/26/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | |
4. | 01004 | Other | 461 C | 10/04/2007 | 11/06/2007 | $325 | $325 | $0 | - | ||
5. | 01005 | Other | 25100058 A | 10/04/2007 | 11/06/2007 | $325 | $325 | $0 | - | ||
6. | 01006 | Other | 3203 A02 | 10/04/2007 | 11/06/2007 | $0 | $650 | $0 | 10/26/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | |
7. | 02001 | Serious | 4184 B | 10/04/2007 | 10/19/2007 | $2,250 | $16,200 | $0 | 10/26/2007 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 4:30 p.m. on June 23, 2007, Employee #1, a machine operator and laborer, had his right thumb amputated while operating a spiral machine. The employer is a steel fabricator that manufactures cold finished steel bars from purchased hot-rolled steel for use in highways and bridge construction. Employee #1 was running smooth steel wire (#8 gauge wire, i.e. 0.27 inch diameter) through the unguarded vertical guide rolls of the spiral machine located at 60.5 inches above the floor, to bend it into a spiral shape to be used in the construction of columns. During running, he was guiding the tail end of the wire spool by holding it in his gloved hands. His right hand got pulled into the moving rolls along with the wire, causing the amputation of his thumb. Employee #1 was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center. Surgery was performed and Employee #1 was discharged at 11:00 p.m. the same day.
Keywords: BRIDGE COLUMN, AMPUTATED, METAL WIRE, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, THUMB
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 310599550 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators |