Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112063953 - Alcoa

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 112063953

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 01/24/1991

Site Address:
Alcoa
5151 Alcoa Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90058

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:5051

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/22/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/25/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361263593

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	5021 A01	03/22/1991	03/23/1991	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170180210

Event: 12/29/1990

Employee's hand crushed in aluminum tube reducer

Employee #1 was operating a #350 aluminum tube reducer when he saw a piece of scrap metal wedged in the grips. He reached into the 6 in. collar opening, where the reduced aluminum tubing comes out, to retrieve the scrap before the next aluminum tube started moving out. As he pulled out the scrap, his elbow momentarily bumped the inside edge of the collar. He straightened his right arm and extended his hand back into the grip area just as the next aluminum tube was coming out of the reducing area. His right hand became wedged between the outgoing tube and the inside of the collar housing. It was crushed and lacerated, requiring reconstructive surgery. Employee #1 failed to shut down the machine before attempting to remove the scrap metal.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, LACERATION, HAND, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112063953			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

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