Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126221357 - Republic Master Chefs

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 126221357

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 11/08/2001

Site Address:
Republic Master Chefs
1664 W. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007

Mailing Address:
1667 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007

Union Status: Union

SIC:7211

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 03/12/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/31/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362569121

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$25,000	$0	$0	$375	$0	$25,375
Current Penalty	$16,200	$0	$0	$375	$0	$16,575
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	Note
1.	01001	Other	3203 A07 B2	03/12/2002	04/01/2002	$375	$375	$0	03/27/2003	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	4482 B	03/12/2002	03/26/2002	$16,200	$25,000	$0	03/27/2003	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201163060

Event: 11/08/2001

Employee killed when caught in washing machine

At approximately 12:50 p.m. on November 8, 2001, Employee #1 was working with a coworker, a supervisor, performing loading operations at washing machine Number 9. The coworker walked away from the operation to add chemical starch to washing machine Number 4. While working at machine Number 4, the coworker heard screaming from Employee #1 at washing machine Number 9. The coworker observed Employee #1 inside the washing machine and seriously injured. He had either fallen or been pulled into the machine. The coworker suspected that Employee #1 had attempted to load the laundry materials into the machine by himself. In order to perform this operation, Employee #1 needed to push a black button on the right side of the machine with his right hand and simultaneously with his left hand, shake the sling bag so that the laundry linen would fall into the open door of the washing machine. According to the coworker, the cylinder would rotate continuously when depressed, but if one stopped pushing the black button, the cylinder would come to rest after two rotations. The coworker suspected that Employee #1 lost his balance when loading the laundry and pushing the black rotation button or that Employee #1 was caught in the wet laundry and pulled into the machine. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, MACHINIST, CAUGHT BY, WASHING MACHINE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126221357			Fatality	Amputation	Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators

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