Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316805407 - Tonghua (Usa), Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office

Inspection Nr: 316805407

Report ID: 0950612

Date Opened: 02/05/2013

Site Address:
Tonghua (Usa), Inc.
20740 Spence Rd.
Salinas, CA 93907

Mailing Address:
2804 El Camino Real N., Salinas, CA 93907

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4953

NAICS: 562920/Materials Recovery Facilities

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/13/2013

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/20/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102834926

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			10		13
Current Violations	2			11		13
Initial Penalty	$18,220	$0	$0	$1,950	$0	$20,170
Current Penalty	$9,110	$0	$0	$935	$0	$10,045
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 A04	03/18/2013	03/21/2013	$85	$195	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	4352 B	03/18/2013	03/21/2013	$85	$195	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	4355 A01	03/18/2013	03/21/2013	$85	$195	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Other	4355 A02	03/18/2013	03/21/2013	$85	$195	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Other	4353 C	03/18/2013	03/21/2013	$85	$195	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006	Other	4353 G	03/18/2013	03/21/2013	$85	$195	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01007	Other	23400022 E	03/18/2013	03/21/2013	$85	$195	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01008	Other	5194 E01	03/18/2013	03/21/2013	$85	$195	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01009	Other	5157 C01	03/18/2013	03/21/2013	$85	$195	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01010	Other	3314 G02 A	03/18/2013	03/21/2013	$85	$195	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	02001	Other	3328 B	03/18/2013	03/21/2013	$85	$2,360	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	03001	Serious	3314 J01	03/18/2013	03/21/2013	$2,360	$2,360	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	04001	Serious	3314 C	03/18/2013	03/21/2013	$6,750	$13,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202654117

Event: 02/04/2013

Employee Fractures Leg in Baler

At approximately 5:00 p.m. on February 4, 2013, an employee was stomping some cardboard boxes into the Marathon horizontal baler and was caught by the moving ram. A coworker was working in the area and heard screams and reversed the baler ram. The employee was hospitalized and treated for a fractured leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, BALER, WORK SURFACE, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316805407			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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