Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300760188 - National Gypsum Company

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300760188

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 02/05/2001

Site Address:
National Gypsum Company
1850 Pier B St
Long Beach, CA 90813

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3275

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/05/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/14/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362403636

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$560	$0	$18,560
Current Penalty	$6,750	$0	$0	$185	$0	$6,935
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	342 A	03/07/2001	03/20/2001	$0	$375	$0	03/29/2001	L - State Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	23400016 A	03/07/2001	03/12/2001	$185	$185	$0	03/29/2001	L - State Settlement
3.	02001	Serious	3314 A	03/07/2001	03/20/2001	$6,750	$18,000	$0	03/29/2001	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201033479

Event: 12/17/2000

Employee Suffers Finger Amputation

At approximately 3:00 a.m. on December 17, 2000, Employee #1 was seriously injured when he inspecting rollers on a dry wall conveyor system, that had frozen up during operation. Employee #1 was working alone and was responsible for the removal of the guards covering the pulleys, not locking out the system or using tools designed for the task. During the troubleshooting Employee #1 pressed down on an idler used to keep the belts in a conveyor system taut. As Employee #1 touched the idler, the system immediately started up, amputating the right hand middle finger tip. Employee #1 was hospitalized. .

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BELT, FINGER, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, PULLEY, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300760188			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, production occupations

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