Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120188404 - Wesprint

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 120188404

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 03/27/1995

Site Address:
Wesprint
4101 Arch Road
Stockton, CA 95213

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 30757, Stockton, CA 95213

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3081

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/03/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/03/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361370935

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			4		8
Current Violations	1			6		7
Initial Penalty	$5,300	$0	$0	$200	$0	$5,500
Current Penalty	$1,400	$0	$0	$600	$0	$2,000
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	Other	3314 G	08/10/1995	03/27/1995	$100	$100	$0	09/12/1995	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01002	Other	3210 A	08/10/1995	09/05/1995	$100	$100	$0	09/12/1995	W - Empr Withdrew
3.	02001	Serious	4440	08/10/1995	09/27/1995	$1,400	$4,000	$0	09/12/1995	J - ALJ Decision
4.	03001	Serious	3314 A	08/10/1995	03/27/1995	$0	$400	$0	09/12/1995	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
5.	04001	Other	4001	08/10/1995	03/27/1995	$200	$400	$0	09/12/1995	F - Formal Settlement
6.	05001	Other	3212 D01	08/10/1995	09/05/1995	$200	$500	$0	09/12/1995	F - Formal Settlement
7.	06001	Other	3664 A	08/10/1995	08/03/1995	$0	$0	$0		-
8.	07001	Other	3328 D	08/10/1995	09/27/1995	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170812549

Event: 03/01/1995

Employee's fingers crushed in printing press nip point

On March 1, 1995, Employee #1, a press operator of Westprint, was operating a Flexopress printing press that prints on plastic bags that are used to store vegetables. Employee #1 was attempting to adjust the printing plate on a 6 in. diameter plate cylinder with a 6 in. long roller when his hand became caught between the plate cylinder and the 32 in. diameter central impression drum. The press was running and the rolls were unguarded. Three fingers of Employee #1's right hand were crushed and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, PRINTING PRESS, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, PRESS OPERATOR, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120188404			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Printing machine operators

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