Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126084995 - Pactiv Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126084995

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 11/09/2001

Site Address:
Pactiv Corporation
9700 Bell Ranch Dr
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/07/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/07/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362552168

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$23,060	$0	$0	$375	$0	$23,435
Current Penalty	$2,700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,700
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	342 A	12/07/2001	01/07/2002	$0	$375	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	3203 A	12/07/2001	12/21/2001	$0	$5,060	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	03001	Serious	4428 A	12/07/2001	12/21/2001	$2,700	$18,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201794765

Event: 05/11/2001

Employee sustained amputation of thumb when hand was caught

At approximately 12:50 a.m. on May 11, 2001, Employee #1 was cleaning the area around a panel line--the glue application pull rollers. Employee #1 tripped over a piece of a honey comb scrap and fell forward. He put his left hand out to stop his fall and his hand contacted the crush roller. Employee #1 was pulled into the roller. He pulled his hand out of the rollers while they were still revolving. Another employee saw Employee #1 falling back and came to his aid. He wrapped a rag around the hand of Employee #1. Employee #1 was transported to the Health First Medical Group by two coworkers. The Medical Group diagnosis was an amputation of the left thumb. The left thumb was reattached. Later, it was determined that Employee #1 also had numbness in his left hand and fingers. The crush rollers were used to pull the honeycomb material into the glue application section of the machine. At the time of accident, the pull rollers were not effectively guarded. The opening in the guard was 7.5 in. high. The overall length of the rollers was 65 in. The honey comb material varied in thickness up to five in., but at the time of the accident the thickness of the honeycomb material was 0.5 in.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GLUE, GUARD, CLEANING, THUMB, TRIPPED, FALL, HAND, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126084995			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Production helpers

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