Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119968196 - Stretch-Vent Packaging Systems, A Div Of Unico Inc

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 119968196

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 03/16/1993

Site Address:
Stretch-Vent Packaging Systems, A Div Of Unico Inc
1740 South Sacramento Avenue
Ontario, CA 91761

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/16/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/13/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361369796

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
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	3314 A	04/22/1993	04/27/1993	$0	$4,500	$0		L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170605406

Event: 02/23/1992

Employee's arm caught between conveyor belt and roller

At approximately 4:45 p.m. on February 23, 1993, Employee #1, a machine mechanic for Stretch-Vent Packaging Systems, was servicing an automatic bagging machine. To remove debris that was causing the machine to malfunction, he was utilizing the jog button to rotate internal components. At the same time he pressed the jog button, his left arm became entangled between the machine conveyor belt and roller assembly, which resulted in injuries for which he was hospitalized. The employer is being cited for failure to enforce lockout/tagout procedures.

Keywords: WORK RULES, MECHANIC, ROLLER CONVEYOR, LOCKOUT, CLOGGED, ARM, ENTANGLED, CONVEYOR BELT, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119968196			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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