Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111954640 - Hit Products Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 111954640

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 05/05/1995

Site Address:
Hit Products Corporation
556 S. Mirage
Lindsay, CA 93247

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 929, Lindsay, CA 93247

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/16/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/01/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361351901

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
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	4600 A	06/21/1995	07/17/1995	$750	$5,000	$0	08/09/1995	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170813265

Event: 02/24/1995

Employee's hand injured when caught between dies

Employee #1 was operating a Nergi Bossi injection molder in the semi-automatic mode to prevent the mold from being damaged if the bubblers he was making hung up. While operating the machine in the semi-automatic mode, the operator opens the gate and removes the formed parts manually. The machine is designed to prevent the dies from closing while the gate is opened; however, a guard on top of the machine was missing, allowing Employee #1 to reach into the danger zone while the gate was closed. He was hospitalized with hand injuries.

Keywords: DIE, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, HAND, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111954640			Hospitalized injury	Other	Extruding and forming machine operators

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