Inspection Detail

Inspection: 114119944 - Sama Plastics Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Hasbrouck Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 114119944

Report ID: 0214500

Date Opened: 04/11/1995

Site Address:
Sama Plastics Corp.
800 Eastern Way
Carlstadt, NJ 07072

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/12/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/11/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360660674

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100212 A01	05/08/1995	05/31/1995	$3,000	$3,000	$0	06/16/1995	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14492508

Event: 04/11/1995

Employee dies when head and neck crushed in panel saw

At approximately 11:50 a.m. on April 11, 1995, Employee #1 was working alone on a computerized Euromac Holz panel saw which cuts 4 ft by 10 ft and 5 ft by 10 ft plexiglass panels into smaller sheets for display equipment. His head and neck were crushed between the gantry push bar and the saw tunnel housing. The panel saw, which is approximately 16 ft wide by 25 ft long by 3 ft 3 in. high, had two unprotected crush zones on both sides of the push bar, which travels 8 ft in 30 seconds until it comes to a rest against the saw tunnel housing. Employee #1 was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival at Hackensack Medical Center.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, SAW, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, NECK, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114119944			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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