Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119822617 - Medsep Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 119822617

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 06/28/2001

Site Address:
Medsep Corporation
1630 Industrial Park Street
Covina, CA 91722

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3069

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/29/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/22/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362551384

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
Current Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
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	4002 A	11/30/2001	12/10/2001	$18,000	$18,000	$0	05/01/2002	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201794690

Event: 06/22/2001

Employee finger amputated by body sealer

At approximately 4:23 p.m. on June 22, 2001, an employee (machine operator) was straightening the plastic CLX by hand without a guard when the sleeve of her gown was caught by the conveyor. The victim was unable to get herself free. The conveyor pulled the victim's hand into the body sealer area where her right middle finger was amputated between the first and second knuckle. She was hospitalized for treatment of amputation. The guard had been removed from over the conveyor between the fin sealer and body sealer. Employee # 1 was stationed there to straighten the plastic CLX, to minimize the discards, and to make the machine run more smoothly.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, CAUGHT BY, CONVEYOR, SEALING MACHINE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119822617			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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