Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309904530 - Western Tube & Conduit Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 309904530

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 12/21/2006

Site Address:
Western Tube & Conduit Corp
2001 E Dominguez St
Long Beach, CA 90810

Mailing Address:
P O Box 2720, Long Beach, CA 90801

Union Status: Union

SIC:3498

NAICS: 332996/Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/07/2007

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/05/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362413098

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations				3		3
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$300	$0	$18,300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$750	$0	$750
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	3203 A07	02/09/2007	03/05/2007	$150	$150	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	5453 C	02/09/2007	03/05/2007	$150	$150	$0		-
3.	02001	Other	3999 H	02/09/2007	02/19/2007	$450	$18,000	$0	03/19/2007	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201038700

Event: 08/22/2006

Employee's Hand Is Injured When Caught in Machine

At 5:30 a.m. on August 22, 2006, Employee #1, with Western Tube & Conduit Corp. (a metal tubing and conduit manufacturer) was working as a materials handler on a Mair Auto Bundling Station. While working on the third strap of the third bundle for the day, he missed the guide for the strap, and then reached under the bundle to retrieve it. A coworker, who was unaware of Employee #1's position, pressed the advance button. Employee #1's right hand then became caught between the bundle and the exit rollers. Other workers helped to extricate Employee #1. He was hospitalized at Long Beach Memorial Hospital for dislocations and lacerations of four right fingers.

Keywords: START BUTTON, CONDUIT, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, DISLOCATED, COMMUNICATION, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309904530			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Occupation not reported

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