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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125757971 - Silgan Containers Corp
Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office
Site Address:
Silgan Containers Corp
430 Doherty Ave
Modesto, CA 95350
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:3411
NAICS: 332431/Metal Can Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/20/2004
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/03/2009
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362349193 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $21,375 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21,375 |
| Current Penalty | $21,375 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21,375 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | 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 | 11/18/2004 | 11/28/2004 | $3,375 | $3,375 | $0 | 11/29/2004 | D - Govt Dismissed | |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 4075 A | 11/18/2004 | 11/28/2004 | $18,000 | $18,000 | $0 | 11/29/2004 | D - Govt Dismissed |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 5:15 a.m. on July 21, 2004, Employee #1 a machine operator for Silgan Containers in Modesto, CA, was operating a palletizer machine when a wooden pallet became jammed. The jam was on the hoist of the machine and inside the well of the palletizer preventing the pallet from being lifted completely up the hoist way through the well. The injured worker reached down into the well clear the jam. Her glove caught in the hoist's chain which pulled her hand up into the sprockets. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Stanislaus Memorial Hospital for treatment of the amputation of three fingers.
Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, HOIST, JAMMED, PALLET, SPROCKET, UNGUARDED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125757971 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Laborers, except construction |