Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125645804 - Emerald Packaging Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 125645804

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 04/16/1998

Site Address:
Emerald Packaging Inc
33050 Western Ave
Union City, CA 94587

Mailing Address:
P O Box 5038, Union City, CA 94587

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2671

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/22/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/11/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362121006

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$5,625	$0	$0	$250	$0	$5,875
Current Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$250	$0	$4,750
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	342 A	05/14/1998	05/19/1998	$250	$250	$0	06/09/1998	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Serious	4002 A	05/14/1998	05/19/1998	$4,500	$5,625	$0	06/09/1998	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170722953

Event: 10/24/1997

Employee's fingers amputated by rollers of inline press

Employee #1 was working alone, using a C-slitter inline press when he slipped and fell. His hand and wrist became caught between the in-running rollers located 2 ft above the floor, amputating three of his fingers. The rollers were unguarded, exposing employees to pinch-point injuries; the employer was cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 4002(A).

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, SLIP, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125645804			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

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