Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119866580 - Progressive Plastics Corp(Laich Ind)

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 119866580

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 08/30/1994

Site Address:
Progressive Plastics Corp(Laich Ind)
3028 Las Hermanas St
Rancho Dominguez, CA 90221

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: 10/11/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/24/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362166837
Accident	362167116

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			6		7
Current Violations	1			6		7
Initial Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$600	$0	$1,600
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$600	$0	$1,600
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	23950045 A04	10/11/1994	10/28/1994	$100	$100	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	23400016 C	10/11/1994	10/28/1994	$100	$100	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	5021 A02	10/11/1994	10/28/1994	$100	$100	$0	-
4.	01004	Other	5022 A02	10/11/1994	10/28/1994	$100	$100	$0	-
5.	01005	Other	5033	10/11/1994	10/28/1994	$100	$100	$0	-
6.	01006	Other	5044 C01 D2	10/11/1994	10/28/1994	$100	$100	$0	-
7.	02001	Serious	23400001	10/11/1994	10/28/1994	$1,000	$1,000	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170631899

Event: 08/30/1994

Employee found dead from undetermined cause

At approximately 4:50 a.m. on August 30, 1994, Employee #1, of Progressive Plastics Corp., was found dead by a fellow employee in the warehouse area of the molding department. He was taken to Charter Suburban Hospital in Long Beach and was pronounced dead. The investigation revealed that the employee, a foreman, was replacing a mold weighing about 3,500 lb with a Harrington portable gantry crane. No evidence of electrocution was found during the autopsy. The cause of death is inconclusive at this time; his blood was being tested for drug or alcohol abuse.

Keywords: GANTRY CRANE, PLASTIC MFG, MOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119866580			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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