Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125940437 - American Foil Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 125940437

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 12/02/2003

Site Address:
American Foil Inc
25 Musick
Irvine, CA 92618

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2759

NAICS: 323112/Commercial Flexographic Printing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/22/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362369316

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$13,500	$0	$0	$130	$0	$13,630
Current Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$130	$0	$10,930
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	3203 A	01/22/2004	02/24/2004	$130	$130	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	4442 B	01/22/2004	02/09/2004	$10,800	$13,500	$0	02/23/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201144367

Event: 11/24/2003

Employee's Arm Is Caught Between Press Plate

On November 24, 2003, Employee #1, a press operator for a letter press shop, with limited experience working on the Kluge EHD press machine, was embossing foil onto several paper products when a paper sheet turned the wrong way in the machine. Employee #1 was fixing the paper when his left arm was caught and crushed just above the wrist. Employee #1 lost use of his thumb and index finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for his injuries. There was no guard in place, as required by the manufacturer.

Keywords: FINGER, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, ARM, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS, WRIST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125940437			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Printing machine operators

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