Inspection Detail

Inspection: 315320499 - Rare Earth Recovery Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 315320499

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 12/18/2012

Site Address:
Rare Earth Recovery Llc
399 West Atlantic Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5399

NAICS: 452990/All Other General Merchandise Stores

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/23/2013

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/12/2013

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$520	$0	$11,320
Current Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$520	$0	$11,320
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	3203 A07	04/25/2013	04/30/2013	$260	$260	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	3203 B02	04/25/2013	04/30/2013	$260	$260	$0	-
3.	02001	Serious	4184 B	04/25/2013	04/30/2013	$10,800	$10,800	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202588117

Event: 12/16/2012

Temporary Worker Mangles Fingers in a Machine

On December 16, 2012, Employee #1, a 43-year-old male, a temporary hire with Rare Earth Recovery LLC, was feeding pre-cut cable wires of various diameters into a wire stripping machine. According to the employer, Employee #1 removed the metal guard while working on the machine and eventually caught his right hand glove in between the blades of the machine and mangled his right fingers. Employee #1 was injured on his second day at work for a company that is involved in a metal recovery in Alameda, California. Employee #1 was transported to a hospital in San Francisco California and underwent several hand surgeries.

Keywords: FINGER, GUARD, MACHINE OPERATOR, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, LACERATION, NIP POINT, BLADE, UNTRAINED, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315320499			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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