Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126081793 - Owens Brockway

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126081793

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 04/23/2001

Site Address:
Owens Brockway
16050 Canary Avenue
La Mirada, CA 90038

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3085

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/20/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/12/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362557761

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			3		4
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$800	$0	$18,800
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$160	$0	$160
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	23400023	07/23/2001	08/15/2001	$160	$400	$0	08/27/2001	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	23950051 A01	07/23/2001	08/15/2001	$0	$200	$0	08/27/2001	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	3203 A	07/23/2001	08/15/2001	$0	$200	$0	08/27/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	02001	Serious	4600 A	07/23/2001	07/31/2001	$0	$18,000	$0	08/27/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170895841

Event: 04/14/2001

Employee injured when fingers amputated in injection molder

At 8:00 a.m. on April 14, 2001, Employee #1's fingers were caught by an EBM Mark IV extruder plastic molding machine, Number 12. Employee #1 was removing leaking water from around the dies of a plastic injection molding machine in an attempt to discover the source of the leak. Employee #1 was able to gain access to the zone of danger by reaching under the interlocked gate guard. The dies closed on Employee #1's fingers. Employee #1 suffered the amputation of the middle and fourth fingers from his left hand when they were caught by a plastic injection molding machine. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, MOLDING MACHINE, CAUGHT BY, INTERLOCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126081793			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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