Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112163407 - Winkler Flexible Products Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 112163407

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 10/05/1992

Site Address:
Winkler Flexible Products Inc
5600 E Olympic Bl
Los Angeles, CA 90022

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: 10/08/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/27/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361348097

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$7,185	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,185
Current Penalty	$7,185	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,185
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	3314 A	10/08/1992	10/08/1992	$5,000	$5,000	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	4552 A05	10/08/1992	10/16/1992	$2,185	$2,185	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170156723

Event: 10/02/1992

Mechanic's fingers amputated while examining grinder blades

Employee #1 was a lead mechanic supervising twelve maintenance mechanics in a plant that produces plastics: straws, cups, and implements. The blades of a large grinder that was used to grind plastic waste for reuse were covered by interlocked guards. The interlock was visibly disabled and one of the mechanics had finished his work and had opened the guards and brought Employee #1 over to show him the machine. When Employee #1 leaned down to look at the blades, the mechanic went around to the side of the machine and asked, "Here, you want me to turn it on to show you?" He thought he heard Employee #1 answer "Yes" and activated the machine. The grinder blade sheared off four of Employee #1's fingers.

Keywords: GRINDER, MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, INTERLOCK, LOCKOUT, BLADE, COMMUNICATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112163407			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial machinery repairers

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