Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125947119 - Brea Green Recycling Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 125947119

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 08/25/2003

Site Address:
Brea Green Recycling Inc
1983 Valencia Ave
Brea, CA 92823

Mailing Address:
120 Retreat, Irvine, CA 92603

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2875

NAICS: 325314/Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/19/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/18/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362366395

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			4		5
Current Violations				5		5
Initial Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$1,135	$0	$11,935
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$6,135	$0	$6,135
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	02/19/2004	03/22/2004	$350	$350	$0	04/19/2004	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	6151 C01	02/19/2004	03/22/2004	$85	$85	$0	04/19/2004	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	3210 B	02/19/2004	03/22/2004	$350	$350	$0	04/19/2004	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01004	Other	3314 F01	02/19/2004	03/22/2004	$350	$350	$0	04/19/2004	F - Formal Settlement
5.	02001	Other	3314 A	02/19/2004	03/22/2004	$5,000	$10,800	$0	04/19/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201144458

Event: 08/21/2003

Employee's hand partially amputated in sprocket chain drive

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on August 21, 2003, an employee was operating a tub grinder machine manufactured by Diamond Z Manufacturing Company. The employee is a recycling company that accepts clean dirt and wood/lumber waste and recycles approximately 50 percent into mulch products. The employee has been with this employer for over 10 years as a general laborer, including operating and performing maintenance on the tub grinder. The employee was grinder lumber waste using the tub grinder when it suddenly stopped. He climbed into the tub area and found that a piece of wire had wrapped around and jammed the sprocket and sprocket chain drives. He pulled the wire out using his right hand, while his left hand was on the sprocket and chain. The chain restarted and he unjammed the sprocket and his left hand was caught between the running sprocket and the chain drives. He was hospitalized with the partial amputation of five fingers.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, SPROCKET, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125947119			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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