Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119821023 - Ancor Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 119821023

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 11/15/2001

Site Address:
Ancor Inc
239 Los Cerritos Ctr
Cerritos, CA 90703

Mailing Address:
831 James St, Syracuse, NY 13203

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/22/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/17/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362551889

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$525	$0	$525
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$525	$0	$525
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	1509 A	02/22/2002	03/27/2002	$160	$160	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3456 A	02/22/2002	03/27/2002	$365	$365	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201795085

Event: 11/08/2001

Employee injured by grinding wheel

At approximately 9:28 a.m. on November 8, 2001, an employee was working with a general contractor remodeling a Sbarro fast food restaurant in the Los Cerritos Center Mall food court in Cerritos, California. The employee was a superintendent who had 12 years of experience. The employee was using a Hitachi Disc Grinder on a piece of plywood. According to the employee, the wheel started to wobble, he lost his grip of the grinder and it struck his left forearm and left knee. The employee was taken to UCI Medical Center with lacerations and was released the same day. According to the manual, the grinder must be held firmly by its housing and side handle and this grinder was missing the side handle. Furthermore, it was determined grinder was used inappropriately; the application of grinder does not include grinding of wood.

Keywords: GRINDER, KNEE, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, ARM, FLYING OBJECT, GRINDING WHEEL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119821023			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers

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