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Inspection Information - Office: Ca Pico Rivera | ||||
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| Nr: 112165352 | Report ID: 0950642 | Open Date: 10/22/1993 | ||
| City Dyeing & Finishing | ||||
| 905 E. 8th Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2269/Finishers of Textiles, Not elsewhere Classified | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 03/01/1994 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 05/12/2007 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 362161390 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $12,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,500 |
| Current Penalty | $1,125 | $0 | $0 | $1,460 | $0 | $2,585 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 3314 A | 03/01/1994 | 03/15/1994 | $1,125 | $6,250 | $0 | 03/14/1994 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 4001 | 03/01/1994 | 03/01/1994 | $335 | $1,875 | $0 | 03/14/1994 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 3. | 03001 | Serious | 3203 A06 A | 03/01/1994 | 03/01/1994 | $0 | $2,500 | $0 | 03/14/1994 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 4. | 04001 | Serious | 25100005 | 03/01/1994 | 03/15/1994 | $1,125 | $1,875 | $0 | 03/14/1994 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 170631956 | Event: 10/22/1993 | Employee Fatally Crushed By Falling Machine | ||||
| Employee #1 was an employee of a dyehouse, where garments and piece goods are dyed. He was in the process of repairing Ellis Dye Machine #18. The Ellis Dye Machine (a washwheel) consists of a dye drum with three doors on one side through which materials are fed. The operation is similar to that of a household washer, but the drums are hydraulically raised during loading and unloading operations because of the machine's size. Employee #1 suffered fatal head and body fractures when he positioned himself underneath the machine and a loss of hydraulic pressure occurred, causing the drum to lower and crush him to death. The causal factors were the absence of a blockout/tagout procedure and the inoperability of the disconnect on the control panel. | ||||||
| Keywords: fracture, repair, work rules, drum, lockout, crushed, dye machine, disconnecting means, falling object, pressure release | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 112165352 | Fatality | Fracture | Miscellaneous textile machine operators | ||