Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119821064 - Cnc Containers

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 119821064

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 04/26/2001

Site Address:
Cnc Containers
2110 Yates Ave
Commerce, CA 90240

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3085

NAICS: 326160/Plastics Bottle Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/18/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362614539

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			3		6
Current Violations	3			3		6
Initial Penalty	$24,750	$0	$0	$1,685	$0	$26,435
Current Penalty	$18,300	$0	$0	$450	$0	$18,750
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
1.	01001	Other	3203 B02	09/18/2001	10/05/2001	$300	$375	$0	12/07/2001	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	3203 A	09/18/2001	10/05/2001	$150	$560	$0	12/07/2001	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Other	3314 F	09/18/2001	10/05/2001	$0	$750	$0	12/07/2001	J - ALJ Decision
4.	02001	Serious	3314 A	09/18/2001	10/05/2001	$18,000	$18,000	$0	12/07/2001	J - ALJ Decision
5.	03001	Serious	4051 A	09/18/2001	10/05/2001	$300	$3,375	$0	12/07/2001	J - ALJ Decision
6.	04001	Serious	4050 A	09/18/2001	10/05/2001	$0	$3,375	$0	12/07/2001	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201055407

Event: 03/26/2001

Employee Loses Finger When Locking Pin Crushed His Finger

At 4:00 p.m. on March 26, 2001, Employee #1 lost the tip of his right index finger when the mold locking pin came down and crushed his finger tip. His employer manufactures beverage plastic bottles by the process of blow molding. The accident occurred in Sidel blow mold line Number 8. Employee #1 performed a mold change-over task on Sidel line Number 8. After changing twelve bottle molds, Employee #1 tested the runs of the molds to see if the bottles came out in uniformity. Some bottles were defective in terms of not having the proper shape so Employee #1 turned off the Sidel blow mold machine and requested for assistance. A mechanic was called to come over to Sidel line Number 8 and assisted Employee #1 to clear the clogged water cooling line of the mold station Number 11. When Employee #1 opened the mold, the mold locking pin suddenly came down and crushed his right index finger tip. The Division determined that the contributing cause was the mechanical energy of the mold locking pin mechanism was not blocked out or dissipated to prevent the mold locking pin from inadvertent movement before the mold could be opened for cleaning. Employee #1 was transported to Kaiser Permanente for emergency treatment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PIN, FINGER, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119821064			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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