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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 310817622 - Ims Recycling Services Inc
Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office
Site Address:
Ims Recycling Services Inc
2697 Main St
San Diego, CA 92113
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:5093
NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/24/2008
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/04/2010
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101072841 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 14 | 17 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 14 | 17 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $38,250 | $0 | $0 | $2,780 | $0 | $41,030 |
| Current Penalty | $18,810 | $0 | $0 | $1,050 | $0 | $19,860 |
| 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 | 461 C | 11/24/2008 | 01/13/2009 | $0 | $375 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | L - State Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3203 A | 11/24/2008 | 01/13/2009 | $0 | $185 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | L - State Settlement | |
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 3272 B | 11/24/2008 | 01/13/2009 | $150 | $185 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | L - State Settlement | |
| 4. | 01004 | Other | 3272 C | 11/24/2008 | 01/13/2009 | $0 | $185 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | L - State Settlement | |
| 5. | 01005 | Other | 3214 C | 11/24/2008 | 01/13/2009 | $150 | $185 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | L - State Settlement | |
| 6. | 01006 | Other | 3314 G02 A | 11/24/2008 | 01/13/2009 | $150 | $185 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | L - State Settlement | |
| 7. | 01007 | Other | 3314 H03 | 11/24/2008 | 01/13/2009 | $0 | $185 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | L - State Settlement | |
| 8. | 01008 | Other | 3314 J01 | 11/24/2008 | 01/13/2009 | $0 | $185 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | L - State Settlement | |
| 9. | 01009 | Other | 3395 E03 | 11/24/2008 | 01/13/2009 | $150 | $185 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | L - State Settlement | |
| 10. | 01010 | Other | 4352 B | 11/24/2008 | 01/13/2009 | $0 | $185 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | L - State Settlement | |
| 11. | 01011 | Other | 4353 C | 11/24/2008 | 01/13/2009 | $150 | $185 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | L - State Settlement | |
| 12. | 01012 | Other | 4355 A01 | 11/24/2008 | 01/13/2009 | $0 | $185 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | L - State Settlement | |
| 13. | 01013 | Other | 4650 E | 11/24/2008 | 01/13/2009 | $150 | $185 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | L - State Settlement | |
| 14. | 01014 | Other | 5162 E | 11/24/2008 | 01/13/2009 | $150 | $185 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | L - State Settlement | |
| 15. | 02001 | Serious | 3314 C01 | 11/24/2008 | 12/09/2008 | $540 | $18,000 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | L - State Settlement | |
| 16. | 03001 | Serious | 3999 F | 11/24/2008 | 12/09/2008 | $270 | $2,250 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | L - State Settlement | |
| 17. | 04001 | Serious | 3999 H | 11/24/2008 | 12/09/2008 | $18,000 | $18,000 | $0 | 12/01/2008 | L - State Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 6:40 AM on July 16, 2008 Employee #1, a scrap metal sorter, was injured. Employee #1's right arm was amputated from the elbow down when it got caught in the sprocket and rollers located at the end of the conveyor belt. The CP Manufacturing Inc conveyor belt is attached to a Harris Waste Management Group, Inc baler. The conveyor belt runs in a loop bringing scrap metal from the ground level up to the baler where it can be formed into a rectangular bale. Part of the conveyor belt is hidden underground in a basement for approximately 50 feet long, 12 feet wide and six feet high. The conveyor belt loops at the end of basement room and moves upward to the surface where the sorters sort the different types of scrap metal. The conveyor belt moves across the surface with the selected scrap metal and then climbs upward to the top of the elevated platform where the scarp metal falls into the top opening of the baler. Employee #1 entered the basement section of the conveyor belt to unjam several pieces of stainless steel scrap metal caught inside the underground section of the conveyor belt. Employee #1 had successfully cleared four pieces of stainless steel scrap metal as he worked inside the basement underneath the conveyor belt. As a check to see if any more pieces of scrap metal are jammed in the underside section of conveyor belt the baler operator (who is located up on an elevated platform above the conveyor) jogs the belt. When the baler operator jogged the conveyor belt employee #1 heard another piece of scrap metal still jammed in the conveyor belt. The baler operator jogged the conveyor belt again to ensure it was working properly and that all the scrap metal pieces were dislodged. It was at this time, that employee #1 got his right arm shirt sleeve caught in the sprocket and rollers at the end of the conveyor belt when he reached in to remove the fifth piece of scrap metal. Employee #1's right arm was amputated between the rollers and the front of the sprocket located at the end of the conveyor belt where it loops upward toward the surface. Employee #1 and his amputated arm were taken by paramedics to the UCSD Hospital. The amputated arm was unable to be reattached by the surgeon due to severe damage caused by the conveyor belt entanglement.
Keywords: LACERATION, CONVEYOR, ARM
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 310817622 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Graders and sorters, except agricultural |