Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300763349 - Hugo Neu Proler

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300763349

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 03/15/2002

Site Address:
Hugo Neu Proler
901 New Dock St
Terminal Island, CA 90731

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3100, Terminal Island, CA 90731

Union Status: Union

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/14/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362434060
Complaint	77879344	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			3		4
Current Violations	1			3		4
Initial Penalty	$22,500	$0	$0	$1,075	$0	$23,575
Current Penalty	$8,435	$0	$0	$790	$0	$9,225
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
1.	01001	Other	3210 B	05/28/2002	03/26/2008	$420	$420	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3314 F	05/28/2002	03/26/2008	$185	$280	$0	07/01/2002	L - State Settlement
3.	01003	Other	3314 H	05/28/2002	03/26/2008	$185	$375	$0	07/01/2002	L - State Settlement
4.	02001	Serious	3314 A	05/28/2002	05/31/2002	$8,435	$22,500	$0	07/01/2002	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201034121

Event: 03/15/2002

Employee killed after being crushed by hydraulic door

At approximately 8:40 p.m. on March 15, 2002, Employee #1, a welder working for a scrap metal recycling company, was crushed when a hydraulically actuated door slammed shut, pinning him. The door was part of the company's auto shredder, a machine resembling a mill that shreds scrap automobiles into small pieces of scrap. Employee #1 had been in the process of cutting out a piece of material which had wedged the door in the open position. The employee was using a ladder to climb up onto the door which lay roughly in a horizontal plane. A supervisor was holding a portable light for him. Once the wedged material had been cut free, the door slammed shut, crushing Employee #1 and throwing the coworker into the mill's rotor. The rotor had been properly locked out and stopped. During the unjamming procedure, the hydraulic pump had not been deenergized or disengaged, the pressure had not been bled off the hydraulic system, nor had the hydraulically actuated door been mechanically blocked to prevent inadvertent movement. The supervisor stated that he told Employee #1 to lock out the hydraulic pump when he told him to get the cutting torch. Employee #1 was killed; the supervisor sustained minor injuries, and another coworker, a laborer, who was struck by the supervisor, sustained minor back injuries. (The supervisor and coworker were not listed on injury lines on the original form.) Employee #1 had worked for the company 22 years.

Keywords: WORK RULES, WELDER, LOCKOUT, TORCH, CRUSHED, SCRAP METAL, DOOR, HYDRAULIC PUMP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300763349			Fatality	Other	Welders and cutters

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