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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 112130885 - Precise Plastics Products
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Precise Plastics Products
2449 Gundry
Signal Hill, CA 90806
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3089
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/26/1993
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/29/1993
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361343775 | ||
| Accident | 361411861 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $3,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,500 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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 | 3228 E | 01/26/1993 | 01/26/1993 | $3,500 | $3,500 | $0 | 02/16/1993 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
Precise Plastic Products had a new mold made for use in an injection molding machine that formed plastic palmer handles (similar to a wrist support except for the hand). An aluminum rod ran through and out one end of each handle. The plant manager, Employee #1, was experimentally determining the amount of molten plastic that needed to be injected into the mold. Before each trial cycle, the hole in the mold through which the aluminum rod was to extend was plugged off with a short straight piece of aluminum rod. The mold had been positioned in the injection machine in such a manner that the hole and rod pointed toward Employee #1, who was at the injection machine's operating panel. During one injection, the rod was propelled out of the hole, went through a plexiglass window in the injection molding machine's guard gate, and lodged in Employee #1's chest. Surgery was required to remove the rod.
Keywords: CHEST, IMPALED, GUARD, MOLDING MACHINE, SHAFT, FLYING OBJECT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 112130885 | Hospitalized injury | Puncture | Managers and administrators, n.e.c |