TranslateInspection Detail
Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection Information - Office: Ca San Bernardino | ||||
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| Nr: 1254411.015 | Report ID: 0950633 | Open Date: 08/10/2017 | ||
| Inland Empire Truss, Inc. | ||||
| 275 W. Rider St. Perris, CA 92571 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: | ||||
| NAICS: 321214/Truss Manufacturing | ||||
| Mailing: 275 W. Rider St., Perris, CA 92571 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 12/21/2017 | |
| Close Case: | 06/24/2019 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 1251492 | |||
Case Status: CLOSED |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $45,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $45,900 |
| Current Penalty | $34,650 | $0 | $0 | $250 | $0 | $34,900 |
| 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 | 3203(A)(4) | 12/12/2017 | $250 | $6,750 | $0 | 12/15/2017 | J - ALJ Decision | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 4001 | 12/12/2017 | $2,250 | $6,750 | $0 | 12/15/2017 | J - ALJ Decision | ||
| 3. | 03001 | Serious | 3203(A)(7) | 12/12/2017 | $16,200 | $16,200 | $0 | 12/15/2017 | J - ALJ Decision | ||
| 4. | 04001 | Serious | 4206(A) | 12/12/2017 | $16,200 | $16,200 | $0 | 12/15/2017 | J - ALJ Decision | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 100886.015 | Event: 08/10/2017 | Employee Is Building Wooden Trusses In Press And Catches Leg | ||||
| At 11:09 a.m. on August 10, 2017, an employee was constructing wooden truss components. The employee was using a rolling press/table to secure the wooden truss pieces together and caught his leg in the press. The initial report does not provide any injury specifics beyond that. The employee was hospitalized. The accident occurred on 08/10/2017, at or about 11:09 AM.The employer reported the serious injury to DOSH on 08/10/2017, at 4:49 PM in compliance with the requirements of T8CCR ?342.The DOSHs investigator arrived on site on 08/10/2017, at or about 5:00 PM.The injured was a full time permanent employee of Unisource Staffing, Inc. Juan Abundis was the injured employees supervisor and he was engaged in oversite of the truss manufacturing processThe injured employee was injured on the rolling press table in the east end of the building.The injured employee was engaged in the assembly of wooden truss components.The injury occurred when the employees foot was caught by the cross-brace of the truss being assembled on the table. Once caught by the cross-brace, his foot was pulled under the safety shut-off bar, which did not function, and into the rollers of the press table, causing crushing injuries and fractures. The followings are the factors that would have prevented the accident: Safety shut-off bar not functioning; ineffective training on machine operation and hazards, including but not limited to the shut-off safety bar position.Employee suffered crushing injuries to his right leg, resulting in its amputation just above the knee. His left leg suffered multiple fractures as it was pulled down between the rollers and the table. The employee was transported to Riverside County Hospital Medical Center where he was hospitalized for a period of 4 weeks. He was in a rehab facility for an additional 3 weeks after release from the hospital. The employer was cited serious accident related violations for ?3203 (a) (7), and ?4206(a).Rolling press table | ||||||
| Keywords: press, leg, caught in, truss, construction | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 1254411.015 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation Not Listed | ||