Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307180976 - Mattco Forge Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 307180976

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 04/27/2006

Site Address:
Mattco Forge Inc
16443 Minnesota Ave
Paramount, CA 90723

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3463

NAICS: 332112/Nonferrous Forging

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/18/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/21/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101800951

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$340	$0	$340
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$340	$0	$340
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	5097 A	09/18/2006	09/28/2006	$340	$340	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202472692

Event: 04/21/2006

Employee's Ribs Fractured When Struck by Forging Tong

At approximately 7:00 a.m. on April 21, 2006, Employee #1 was operating a press in the Forging Department of Mattco Forge Inc. in Paramount, CA. Employee #1 and a coworker were operating a 1000-ton punch press, manufactured by Loewy, to forge an aluminum part into a specific shape. While forging a hole through a solid billet of hot aluminum, the steel dies used to forge the hole shot out of the press and hit the tong Employee #1 was using. The tong hit Employee #1 in the rib area and fractured three of his ribs. He was hospitalized at Kaiser Permanente Medical Facility in Bellflower, California, where he remained 5 nights for treatment.

Keywords: DIE, FRACTURE, POWER PRESS, METAL SHOP, RIB, STRUCK BY, TONGS, FLYING OBJECT, PRESS OPERATOR, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307180976			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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