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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126119981 - Robertson'S Ready Mix Concrete
Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office
Site Address:
Robertson'S Ready Mix Concrete
301 W Rosecrans Avenue
Gardena, CA 90248
Mailing Address:
200 S Main Street Suite #200, Corona Ca 92882, CA 92882
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3273
NAICS: 327320/Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/06/2004
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/31/2007
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362581712 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $37,685 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $42,685 |
| Current Penalty | $20,700 | $0 | $0 | $600 | $0 | $21,300 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | 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 | 05/07/2004 | 05/19/2004 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | 06/03/2004 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 23400017 A02 | 05/07/2004 | 05/19/2004 | $600 | $6,750 | $0 | 06/03/2004 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 03001 | Serious | 3314 A | 05/07/2004 | 05/19/2004 | $18,000 | $22,500 | $0 | 06/03/2004 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 04001 | Serious | 3999 B | 05/07/2004 | 05/19/2004 | $2,700 | $8,435 | $0 | 06/03/2004 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 7:15 p.m. on December 9, 2003, Employee #1 and a coworker were attempting to unjam a chain link that had become caught between the dip take-up drums and the belt of a conveyor system used for moving gravel. Employee #1 was working near the gravel hopper of the unit. Employee #1 and his coworker tried, to no avail, to remove the entangled chains while the conveyor was turned off. Thinking he could use the running conveyor to push the chain out, Employee #1 turned the conveyor on. Employee #1's left arm became caught between the belt and a dip take-up drum. The fire department was summoned to extricate his arm from the conveyor system. He was transported to Harbor UCLA Medical Center, where he stayed for eleven nights for treatment for skin lacerations on the left arm. A causal factor in Employee #1's injury was lack of energy control. No one de-energized the conveyor system during the attempt to unjam the conveyor system. No one implemented appropriate methods or practices during the attempt to remove the chain with the conveyor system running.
Keywords: CHAIN, JAMMED, ROLLER--MACH/PART, LACERATION, CONVEYOR, IDLER, ARM, CONVEYOR BELT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126119981 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Occupation not reported |