Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126105055 - Reliable Tape Products/Division Of Chua & Sons Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 126105055

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 03/02/2001

Site Address:
Reliable Tape Products/Division Of Chua & Sons Co.
3300 East 50th Street
Vernon, CA 90058

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5131

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/03/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/01/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362614471

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			7		10
Current Violations	3			7		10
Initial Penalty	$22,050	$0	$0	$1,845	$0	$23,895
Current Penalty	$14,085	$0	$0	$675	$0	$14,760
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
1.	01001	Other	342 A	07/03/2001	07/12/2001	$150	$225	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	461 C	07/03/2001	07/12/2001	$150	$225	$0		I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	14301 B	07/03/2001	07/23/2001	$150	$225	$0		I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Other	23400016 A	07/03/2001	07/16/2001	$75	$335	$0		I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Other	3203 A	07/03/2001	07/23/2001	$75	$335	$0		I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006	Other	6151 C01	07/03/2001	07/06/2001	$75	$165	$0		I - Informal Settlement
7.	01007	Other	23400024	07/03/2001	07/16/2001	$0	$335	$0		I - Informal Settlement
8.	02001	Serious	23400023	07/03/2001	07/12/2001	$1,350	$4,725	$0		I - Informal Settlement
9.	03001	Serious	4070 A	07/03/2001	07/16/2001	$12,600	$12,600	$0	08/10/2001	F - Formal Settlement
10.	04001	Serious	4075 A	07/03/2001	07/12/2001	$135	$4,725	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201055787

Event: 09/08/2000

Employee's finger amputated by unguarded belt

Employee #1's duties included placing large rolls of mattress tape onto an old finisher machine. The mattress tape would pass through a section that applied a liquid hardener to the mattress tape, which would then pass through the heating system to seal the hardener. As the tape left the heating system, it would then fall into a box on the end of the machine. Employee #1 was using his hands to push down the tape in the box when he contacted a moving belt and pulley drive on the old finisher machine. He suffered the amputation of the third distal of his right middle finger tip. He was hospitalized for his injuries. The belt and pulley drive was unguarded.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BELT, FINGER, PULLEY, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126105055			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous textile machine operators

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