Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126121219 - Consolidated Converting Company

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126121219

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 11/12/1996

Site Address:
Consolidated Converting Company
2701 Workman Mill Rd.
Whittier, CA 90607

Mailing Address:
2601 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA 90607

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2211

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/12/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/18/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362264830

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations				3		3
Initial Penalty	$13,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,700	$0	$2,700
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	3203 A02	01/27/1997	03/07/1997	$900	$4,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	3314 A	01/27/1997	02/13/1997	$900	$4,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	03001	Other	4207 A01	01/27/1997	03/07/1997	$900	$4,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170632830

Event: 10/31/1996

Employee's thumb amputated in machine

At 5:40 p.m. on October 31, 1997, Employee #1, of Consolidated Converter Company, Whittier, CA, was operating a machine that made toilet seat covers when the machine jammed, causing a stoppage. He tried to remove a piece of stuck paper from the machine while it was running and suffered an avulsion of his left thumb and almost complete amputation of the distal phalange.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, THUMB, JAMMED, LOCKOUT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126121219			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Cementing and gluing machine operators

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