Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316348978 - Kloeckner Metals Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 316348978

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 03/07/2014

Site Address:
Kloeckner Metals Corporation
9804 Norwalk Blvd
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5051

NAICS: 423510/Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/16/2014

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/19/2015

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102720463

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,000	$0	$2,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$375	$0	$375
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	3328 B	06/16/2014	07/19/2014	$375	$2,000	$0	07/01/2014	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202479770

Event: 12/17/2013

Employee Fractures Hand in Strapping Machine

At approximately 6:00 a.m. on December 17, 2013, Employee #1 was working with a coworker to move and install a banding line on the Loopco Slitter machine for the new location. The employee was trying to remove a jammed banding clamp in the Signode Strapping Machine (Model Number M20SV34, Serial Number 26640) when the handle that he was pulling on suddenly reversed and snapped back due to an equipment malfunction. Employee #1's right index finger struck a steel bar that is part of the arm that holds the banding head. The employee reported to an area hospital, where he was treated for a fracture his left hand and index finger with multiple lacerations.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, FINGER, JAMMED, HAND, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316348978			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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