Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119970705 - Texas Wheel Warehouse

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 119970705

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 07/20/1993

Site Address:
Texas Wheel Warehouse
3100 Jefferson St
Riverside, CA 92504

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3714

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/20/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/03/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362235103

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			3		4
Current Violations				4		4
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$750	$0	$5,750
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,750	$0	$1,750
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
1.	01001	Other	3203 A	08/27/1993	08/27/1993	$250	$250	$0	09/22/1993	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01002	Other	23400023	08/27/1993	08/27/1993	$250	$250	$0	09/22/1993	W - Empr Withdrew
3.	01003	Other	472 F	08/30/1993	08/27/1993	$250	$250	$0	09/22/1993	W - Empr Withdrew
4.	02001	Other	3314 A	08/27/1993	08/27/1993	$1,000	$5,000	$0	09/22/1993	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170605729

Event: 07/06/1993

Employee's arms injured when caught by polishing machine

At approximately 6:30 a.m. on July 6, 1993, Employee #1, of Progressive Custom Wheels, was cleaning a shaft on a stand-up polishing machine. The machine was on and Employee #1 was holding the rough side of a sanding belt against the revolving shaft. He was holding the sanding belt by the ends when it and Employee #1's glove became caught and his right hand was pulled into the shaft. Employee #1 tried to stop the machine with his left hand, which also became entangled in the sanding belt and shaft. He sustained fractures and cuts to both arms.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, ROTATING SHAFT, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, ARM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119970705			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Hand grinding and polishing occupations

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