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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126089796 - Vertis,Inc. Dba,Vertis Communications
Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office
Site Address:
Vertis,Inc. Dba,Vertis Communications
3200 Pomona Blvd.
Pomona, CA 91768
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:2752
NAICS: 323110/Commercial Lithographic Printing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/26/2007
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 06/22/2009
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101801850 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $31,495 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $36,495 |
| Current Penalty | $5,060 | $0 | $0 | $1,495 | $0 | $6,555 |
| 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 | 10/25/2007 | 11/27/2007 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | 11/08/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 4075 A | 10/25/2007 | 11/04/2007 | $375 | $3,375 | $0 | 11/08/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 03001 | Other | 4187 A | 10/25/2007 | 11/04/2007 | $560 | $5,060 | $0 | 11/08/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 04001 | Other | 3999 B | 10/25/2007 | 11/04/2007 | $560 | $5,060 | $0 | 11/08/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 05001 | Serious | 4433 | 10/25/2007 | 11/04/2007 | $5,060 | $18,000 | $0 | 11/08/2007 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 11:00 a.m. on April 26, 2007, Employee #1 was working as a lead press operator for a commercial lithographic printer that prints commercial advertisements. He was not a temporary employee. He was operating a paper folding machine at the firm's printing press area in Pomona, California. His main duty was to operate the printing press line. This entailed printing and the cutting and folding of papers. On the day of the accident, he was at the folding machine on line Number 2 of the C-700 printing press. This was a Goss Model Number C-701 folding machine. With the door that guarded the jaw cylinder open, and with the machine operating in walking speed (continuously moving at slower than production speed), he was checking to see if paper came out properly. Using his right hand, he was pushing a button on the machine to increase the speed of the walking mode at the same time that, using his left hand, he was pulling paper that came out of the machine below the jaw cylinder. While thus engaged, Employee #1 turned his head. His left hand was at the jaw cylinder, higher than where he intended, and the middle finger on his left hand was amputated by the cylinder. He was hospitalized for a period of less than 24 hours at Pomona Valley Hospital.
Keywords: PRINTING PRESS, AMPUTATED, PRINTING, FINGER, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126089796 | Non Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Printing machine operators |