Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126083302 - Owens Brockway

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126083302

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 05/08/2001

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	362620478

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$200	$0	$18,200
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$485	$0	$485
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	25000025	07/23/2001	08/15/2001	$160	$200	$0	08/27/2001	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	3314 A	07/23/2001	07/31/2001	$325	$18,000	$0	08/27/2001	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170604326

Event: 04/27/2001

Injection Molding Machine Operator's Wrist Caught in Grinder

On April 27, 2001, an employee working as a plastic injection molding machine operator, at a plastic bottle manufacturing plant, was removing a large piece of plastic that had jammed a rotary drum and blade grinder. The machine was locked out electrically but was not mechanically locked out to prevent "wind milling" of the blades. After the employee pulled on the blades, the stuck piece of plastic popped out between the blade and the cylinder wall of the grinder. This action caused the drum blades to rotate quickly, striking the employee in the right wrist. The employee sustained deep lacerations involving and severing nerves and tendons. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: GRINDER, ROTATING PARTS, TENDON, CYLINDER, MOLDING MACHINE, LACERATION, BLADE, GRINDING MACHINE, WRIST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126083302			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Molding and casting machine operators

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