Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126115302 - Seal Right Co.
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Seal Right Co.
4209 E. Noakes St.
Los Angeles, CA 90023
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3089
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/27/2001
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/26/2006
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362613523 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $600 | $0 | $600 |
| 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 | 3314 A | 04/27/2001 | 05/30/2001 | $600 | $18,000 | $0 | 06/18/2001 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 7:30 a.m. on December 4, 2000, Employee #1, a novice litho press operator, fractured his right foot when a cassette fell from the press machine. His employer manufactures packaging materials, both paper based and plastics, for frozen desserts and other food materials. The process involved are printing (litho and flexo) and forming. The incident occurred in the litho press room where lithography/wet offset printing was done. The press machine used was a Station Number 2 by Komori Chambon with cassette having Model Number FT 738-23. At the time of the incident, Employee #1, together with another operator, was adjusting the instrument to zero to put the cassette into registration. The cassette, weighing about 600 to 1,000 pounds, fell on his right foot when he tried to zero adjust the cassette by shaking the unit. (Employees stated that it is a normal procedure for them to shake the unit when machine cannot zero by itself. Shaking the unit helps to zero adjust the unit). The cassette sits on a rail with its two wheels suspended on it. During the process of shaking, the wheels of the cassette slipped off the rail, and the cassette fell on Employee #1's right foot. Upon further investigation, it was determined that the incident was caused by a failure to block the rail where the wheel of the cassette is suspended during the zero adjustment process. Employee #1 was taken to USC Medical Center and later transported (per wife's request) to Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, where he was treated for severe laceration and fractures of the second, third and fourth toe of his right foot. He stayed in the hospital for 15 days.
Keywords: FRACTURE, MACHINIST, FOOT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126115302 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Pressing machine operators |
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