Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100495233 - Vac - U - Pack Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Parsippany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100495233

Report ID: 0214200

Date Opened: 04/27/1988

Site Address:
Vac - U - Pack Incorporated
One Kenner Court
Riverdale, NJ 07457

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/27/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/27/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900979345	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$600
Current Penalty	$600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$600
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	05/25/1988	05/28/1988	$300	$300	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19100213 I01	05/25/1988	05/27/1988	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14307433

Event: 04/27/1988

Employee's jaw fractured between forming machine parts

Employee #1 was standing in the point of operation area of a dry pole thermo vacuum forming machine, drilling holes in a plastic mold, when he activated the clamping frame, which was in the manual mode. He attempted to escape by going under the machine barrier guard, but the front section of the clamping frame struck him, forcing his head against the interior side of the barrier guard and fracturing his jaw. Employee #1 was hospitalized. A lockout procedure in the control system would have prevented the clamping frame from being activated.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, POINT OF OPERATION, FACE, FORMING MACHINE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100495233			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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