Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301278255 - Al'S Plating Co. Inc

Inspection Information - Office: High Hazard Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 301278255

Report ID: 0950662

Date Opened: 10/02/2003

Site Address:
Al'S Plating Co. Inc
318 West 131st Street
Los Angeles, CA 90061

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3471

NAICS: 332813/ Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/05/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/29/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101691699

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$16,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,200
Current Penalty	$2,700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,700
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	Serious	4237 A	03/05/2004	03/15/2004	$2,700	$16,200	$0	08/13/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201691110

Event: 09/29/2003

Worker Amputates Thumb While Using Metal Polishing Machine

At approximately 3:20 p.m. on September 29, 2003, Employee #1 was working as a leadman in the polishing department at Al's Plating, in Los Angeles, CA. He was operating a Junior Bluff Co. polisher, with no reported model or serial number, for the firm, a traditional electroplating manufacturer where finish coatings are applied to door hardware. The polisher had a 1,400-rpm motor with dual shafts. Employee #1 had installed a spacer on one of the shafts so that he could install a second wheel and polish parts faster. He was sanding down the spacer area of the polisher while it was running at full speed. He sized up the spacer twice, by turning off the machine, and sized up the spacer to the shaft again. When it did not fit, he then turned the polisher back on to sand down the spacer some more. As he was sanding, the sanding belt pulled both his arms into polisher machine's shaft area. Employee #1 was wearing a glove, when the shaft point or arbor end amputated part of his left thumb. No one witnessed the accident. Emergency medical technicians took him to Community Hospital in Gardena. The employer was cited for a serious accident-related violation under Section 4237(a).

Keywords: AMPUTATED, ROTATING SHAFT, GLOVE, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, LOCKOUT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301278255			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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