Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126077676 - Kaiser Aluminum

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 126077676

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 03/03/2000

Site Address:
Kaiser Aluminum
6250 Bandini Bl
Commerce, CA 90040

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3341

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/24/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/30/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362609729

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$750	$0	$750
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$750	$0	$750
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	342 A	04/25/2000	05/18/2000	$375	$375	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3664 A	04/25/2000	05/18/2000	$375	$375	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201053261

Event: 02/12/2000

Employee injured when crushed by punch press

On February 12, 2000, Employee #1, a maintenance worker, was working on a 1650-ton press located in the aluminum extrusion area of the facility. Employee #1 was working on the press in order to repair damaged relay switches. To access the relay switches for the press, Employee #1 had to climb into the 4-foot well by which the ram for the press passes. Employee #1 failed to lock out the machine and worked on the press while it was still in the automatic mode. When Employee #1 started to work on the relay switches, the press was activated and moved forward, crushing Employee #1 between the crosshead of the press and the loader. A coworker who was standing near the operation panel activated the emergency stop switch which stopped the press. Employee #1 sustained several rib fractures, a pneumothorax, and a pinched heart, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEART, FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, RIB, PRESS, RAM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126077676			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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