Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1212113.015 - Inteplast Group

Inspection Information - Office: Corpus Christi Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1212113.015

Report ID: 0626000

Date Opened: 02/17/2017

Site Address:
Inteplast Group
101 Inteplast Boulevard
Lolita, TX 77971

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 405 Attn: Jim Richter, Lolita, TX 77971

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326111/Plastics Bag Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/17/2017

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 07/31/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety
Referral	1185171	Yes
Referral	1180425	Yes
Referral	1204494	Yes
Referral	1204107	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$16,433	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,433
Current Penalty	$5,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,500
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	19100147 F01 II	05/31/2017	09/25/2017	$5,500	$8,963	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	19100212 A01	05/31/2017		$0	$7,470	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 93369.015

Event: 02/04/2017

Employee's finger is hit by object and is amputated

At 2:30 p.m. on February 4, 2017, an employee was checking for an air leak inside the cabinet of a bagging machine. The employee heard someone call "hey" and turned to see who it was and felt something hit his finger. The employee thought it was an air line. The employee's tip of his left hand ring finger was amputated.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Amputation, Finger, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1212113.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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