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Inspection: 300776069 - American Recycling
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Inspection Information - Office: Ca Pico Rivera | ||||
| Nr: 300776069 | Report ID: 0950642 | Open Date: 11/15/2000 | ||
| American Recycling | ||||
| 1232 East 63rd Street Los Angeles, CA 90001 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 5093/Scrap and Waste Materials | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 02/27/2001 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 08/11/2004 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 362611964 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $10,800 | $0 | $0 | $875 | $0 | $11,675 |
| Current Penalty | $10,800 | $0 | $0 | $875 | $0 | $11,675 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 342 A | 02/27/2001 | 03/17/2001 | $175 | $175 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3203 A | 02/27/2001 | 03/17/2001 | $350 | $350 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 4355 A01 | 02/27/2001 | 03/17/2001 | $350 | $350 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 02001 | Serious | 3314 A | 02/27/2001 | 03/07/2001 | $10,800 | $10,800 | $0 | - |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 201054491 | Event: 09/06/2000 | Employee Injured When Hand Crushed In Baler | ||||
| Employee #1 was a baler operator at a recycling company. On the day of the accident Employee #1 was operating the "Balemaster", a computerized baler that automatically tightens and twists four wires (four wires on top and four wires on the bottom for a total of four straps) to strap the bales inside the machine. The twister mechanism is design to twist eight revolutions, cut the wires and twist back three revolutions. At the time of the accident, for an unknown reason, one of the wires was not engaged by one of the twister hooks. In an attempt to correct the problem, Employee #1 opened the gates where the twisting mechanism is located without locking out the machine and attempted to engage the wire. At that time the twisting mechanism started to work and caught Employee #1's gloved left hand. Employee #1 suffered contusions, lacerations and severe muscle damage to the left pinky. Employee#1's left pinky finger was amputated. Employee #1 was hospitalized. | ||||||
| Keywords: amputated, finger, lockout, laceration, baler, contusion | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 300776069 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Compressing and compacting machine operators | ||