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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 105607857 - Aim Plastics
Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Aim Plastics
252 W Cottage Avenue
Sandy, UT 84070
Mailing Address:
252 West Cottage Avenue, Sandy, UT 84070
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3089
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 10/04/1991
Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/12/1992
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360289219 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $300 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $300 |
| Current Penalty | $300 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $300 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100212 A03 II | 10/07/1991 | 10/16/1991 | $300 | $300 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was working as a packer on a trim machine when the product going through the machine that day was small, thermoformed plastic containers called "tubs" that are used for packaging. A tub stuck to the kicker, which normally pushes the part free of the machine. Employee #1 pulled the emergency stop cord, but when she reached into the machine to free the part, the machine was restarted by a coworker. The machine caught Employee #1's fingertips between the female punch and the male punch and amputated them. Workers had been trained not to get into the machines for any reason, but to inform an operator who had been trained to take care of any problems. According to Employee #1 and other workers, the heavy wire mesh guards that protect employees from the point of operation had been removed because the machine had been having problems, such as the one Employee #1 was trying to correct when the accident occurred.
Keywords: AMPUTATED, INADEQUATE MAINT, FINGER, WORK RULES, EMERGENCY STOP, LOCKOUT, POINT OF OPERATION, PUNCH PRESS, COMMUNICATION, UNGUARDED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 105607857 | Non Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Laborers, except construction |