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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126154830 - American Apparel (Usa) Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office
Site Address:
American Apparel (Usa) Llc
747 Warehouse St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021
Mailing Address:
747 Warehouse St., Los Angeles, CA 90021
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2329
NAICS: 315211/Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/14/2008
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/01/2011
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102573011 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $31,500 | $0 | $0 | $1,575 | $0 | $33,075 |
| Current Penalty | $18,405 | $0 | $0 | $450 | $0 | $18,855 |
| 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 | 3203 A07 C | 11/24/2008 | 12/18/2008 | $150 | $675 | $0 | 12/09/2008 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3301 A | 11/24/2008 | 12/18/2008 | $150 | $900 | $0 | 12/09/2008 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 02001 | Serious | 4075 A | 11/24/2008 | 12/09/2008 | $18,000 | $18,000 | $0 | 12/09/2008 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 4. | 03001 | Other | 4185 | 11/24/2008 | 12/09/2008 | $150 | $6,750 | $0 | 12/09/2008 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 04001 | Serious | 4464 | 11/24/2008 | 12/09/2008 | $405 | $6,750 | $0 | 12/09/2008 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 9:30 a.m. on August 21, 2008, an employee, a cutter, was operating a rolling and binding machine. She inadvertently grabbed on the machine for an unknown reason and on so doing, her left hand came into contact with the chain drive of the rolling/binding machines. The employee screamed and a coworker immediately came to her aid by manually turning off the equipment and removed her hand. The employee fainted and was awaken lying on a table nearby. The employee was attended by the clinic nurse by cleaning her hand and had it bandaged. She was then transported to a nearby hospital for treatment; however, the attending physician was not able to reattach the part of the finger that got severed because the tissue had died. The employee then authorized the physician to have it amputated at the first joint. The employee was not hospitalized.
Keywords: CHAIN, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126154830 | Non Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Patternmakers, lay-out workers, and cutters |