Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120274576 - Padilla Construction

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 120274576

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 10/10/2000

Site Address:
Padilla Construction
Thristewood And Bramblewood
Chula Vista, CA 91911

Mailing Address:
1605 N O'Donnell Way, Orange, CA 92867

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1742

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/17/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/19/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362062689

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$300	$0	$18,300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$450	$0	$450
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	342 A	12/05/2000	12/08/2000	$0	$300	$0		F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	1698 E01	12/05/2000	12/08/2000	$450	$18,000	$0	01/12/2001	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201063286

Event: 09/29/2000

Employee's four fingers crushed when caught in stucco mixer

At approximately 11:45 a.m. on September 29, 2000, a crew of seven employees was plastering the exterior walls of a house with colored stucco coat. Employee #1 was working a stucco mud mixer. The employee was cleaning the mixing machine with a water hose to begin mixing a batch of stucco mud. Using his right hand, the employee was pointing the nozzle of a hose inside the mixer. Employee #1 looked away when the mixer's spinning blades caught the hose nozzle. As he dropped the hose's nozzle inside the mixer, his right glove was pulled into the running blades. Four fingers were crushed when caught between the kettle and the mixing blades. One of the crew stopped the machine and cut one of the metal mixing blades to free his right hand. Employee #1 fractured four fingers below his right knuckles, and all required surgery. The employee was hospitalized because of his injuries. A factor contributing to the accident included the employee's failure to keep his hand away from the spinning blades and for not keeping the top grid guard in place.

Keywords: MIXER BLADE, FINGER, GLOVE, WORK RULES, MIXER, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, HOSE, CRUSHED, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120274576			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Plasterers

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