Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314857947 - Angelus Block Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 314857947

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 09/20/2010

Site Address:
Angelus Block Co Inc
252 E. Redondo Beach Blvd.
Gardena, CA 90248

Mailing Address:
1705 N. Main St., Orange, CA 92865

Union Status: Union

SIC:3271

NAICS: 327331/Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/15/2011

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/18/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102580487

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			3		4
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$22,500	$0	$0	$1,870	$0	$24,370
Current Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$185	$0	$18,185
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 A	03/08/2011	03/11/2011	$185	$560	$0	03/18/2011	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3314 H03	03/08/2011	03/25/2011	$0	$560	$0	03/18/2011	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003	Other	3314 G	03/08/2011	03/25/2011	$0	$750	$0	03/18/2011	F - Formal Settlement
4.	02001	Serious	3314 C	03/08/2011	03/11/2011	$18,000	$22,500	$0	03/18/2011	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 314857947

Event: 09/10/2010

Employee's Fingers Are Amputated by Mixer Door

At 12:45 p.m. On September 10, 2010, Employee #1, with a company that manufactured concrete blocks, was clearing debris from a concrete mixer. When a coworker remotely closed the mixer's discharge door, Employee #1's hand was crushed. His middle and ring fingers were amputated. The incident was caused by failure to lock out the discharge door and failure of the coworker to check for personnel prior to activating the door.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, MIXER, LOCKOUT, COMMUNICATION, DOOR, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314857947			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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