Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120320742 - Sierracin/Sylmar Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 120320742

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 05/30/2003

Site Address:
Sierracin/Sylmar Corp.
12780 San Fernando Rd.
Sylmar, CA 91342

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2821

NAICS: 325211/Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/22/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/01/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362510935

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$750	$0	$750
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$750	$0	$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	Note
1.	01001	Other	23400023	08/22/2003	09/08/2003	$375	$375	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	6151 C	08/22/2003	09/08/2003	$375	$375	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201115565

Event: 04/02/2003

Employee's fingertip amputated while removing sheets

At 6:30 a.m. on April 2, 2003, Employee #1 and a coworker from the Sierracin Sylmar Corporation, located in Sylmar, California, opened the oven to remove a sheet of material using the tilt rack, TOS Number 326-261 1-22-96. The oven held the sheets on the side edge and had rollers to facilitate easy removal from the oven rack. The tilt rack was in the down position so the sheet could be slid on it from the oven rack. As a coworker pushed the 1200-lb sheet out of the oven rack, Employee #1 had placed the tilt rack next to the oven rack to catch it as it was slid out. The tilt rack had plastic bumpers and rollers to help the heavy sheet slide. Employee #1 pulled the sheet when the coworker pushed it. As the coworker pushed the sheet, Employee #1's hand slipped off the sheet and his left ring finger got caught between a plastic bumper and the sheet. As a result, Employee #1 lost a fingertip and later a portion of bone was removed to repair the finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized at the Holy Cross Hospital.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SHEET METAL, FINGER, OVEN, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120320742			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial engineering technicians

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