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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126069186 - Amca Plastics Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Amca Plastics Inc
4906 Alcoa Ave
Vernon, CA 90058
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3081
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/17/1999
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/15/2006
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362538571 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||
| Current Violations | 4 | 7 | 11 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $11,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,925 | $0 | $12,925 |
| Current Penalty | $4,400 | $0 | $0 | $1,650 | $0 | $6,050 |
| 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 | Other | 342 A | 08/17/1999 | 09/04/1999 | $300 | $350 | $0 | 11/12/1999 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 14301 A01 | 08/17/1999 | 09/04/1999 | $300 | $350 | $0 | 11/12/1999 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 3203 B01 | 08/17/1999 | 09/04/1999 | $300 | $350 | $0 | 11/12/1999 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 4. | 01004 | Other | 3203 A | 08/17/1999 | 09/04/1999 | $150 | $175 | $0 | 11/12/1999 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 5. | 01005 | Other | 5194 E01 | 08/17/1999 | 09/04/1999 | $150 | $175 | $0 | 11/12/1999 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 6. | 01006 | Other | 461 A | 08/17/1999 | 09/04/1999 | $300 | $350 | $0 | 11/12/1999 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 7. | 01007 | Other | 3400 C | 08/17/1999 | 09/04/1999 | $150 | $175 | $0 | 11/12/1999 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 8. | 02001 | Serious | 4002 A | 08/17/1999 | 09/04/1999 | $0 | $1,000 | $0 | 11/12/1999 | D - Govt Dismissed | Citation has been deleted. |
| 9. | 03001 | Serious | 4075 A | 08/17/1999 | 09/04/1999 | $75 | $1,000 | $0 | 11/12/1999 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 10. | 04001 | Serious | 4187 A | 08/17/1999 | 09/04/1999 | $750 | $4,000 | $0 | 11/12/1999 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 11. | 05001 | Serious | 3314 A | 08/17/1999 | 09/04/1999 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $0 | 11/12/1999 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 12. | 06001 | Serious | 23400001 | 08/17/1999 | 09/04/1999 | $75 | $1,000 | $0 | 11/12/1999 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
About 6:00 p.m. Employee #1 decided it was time to go home. While walking through a film department that was making blown film sheeting, Employee #1 observed that one color printing press on Line 3 was having a quality problem; there were air bubbles on the edge of the film that contaminated the product. Employee #1 stopped there and tried to fix the problem by using a knife to scrape the white ink off the edge of the bigger end running roller. He observed that the problem still existed, so he used the knife again only this time he scraped the edges of the smaller end running roller. Again he waited to see if this fixed the problem, there was no change, so he went to get a piece of cloth to clean the bigger roller more carefully. After cleaning this, he again waited to see the results, there remained some ink on the product; contaminating it. Employee #1 started cleaning the small end running roller, while doing so the cloth got caught in between the in running rollers which dragged his left hand mid finger with it into the in running rollers, crushing the first digit, and causing an amputation.
Keywords: KNIFE, PRINTING PRESS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, DRAGGED, CRUSHED, TEXTILE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126069186 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Extruding and forming machine operators |