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Andre was crushed in a recoil roller when his glove was caught while he was feeding cardboard into a slitting machine. Andre was operating the machine unattended on his first day of work with four hours of training, even though the manual specified 30 days of training for new employees. Indeed, Reliance's own insurance company had recommended greater safety training.
Deputy District Attorney Jan Chatten-Brown
Caught in Machine
Los Angeles
California
July 22, 1985
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| First | Last | Age | Title | Employer | Injury Type |
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| Alan | Andre | Unavailable | Unavailable | Reliance Steel & Aluminum | Fatality |
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| Joseph Crider | Individual | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
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| Mark Dehl | Individual | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
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| Ed Kijewski | Individual | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
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| Dennis Conway | Individual | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
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| Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | Entity | Entity | Unavailable | A jury found the company and two of its officers guilty of the charges. The defendants were placed on probation and required to pay $60,000 to the University of California Labor Occupational Health Program for development and distribution of a program on guarding and safety training. The company was also ordered to develop its own model health and safety program. |
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