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Inspection: 126123082 - United Thread Manufacturing Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 126123082
Report ID: 0950644
Date Opened: 06/12/1997

Site Address:
United Thread Manufacturing Corp.
17583-89 Railroad Street
City Of Industry, CA 91748

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2284

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/15/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/14/1998

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 362268948
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 3 6 9
Current Violations 1 6 7
Initial Penalty $8,125 $0 $0 $1,350 $0 $9,475
Current Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
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 Contest Latest Event Note
1. 01001 Other 3203 B01 09/15/1997 09/30/1997 $0 $225 $0 10/13/1997 J - ALJ Decision  
2. 01002 Other 3203 B02 09/15/1997 09/30/1997 $0 $225 $0 10/13/1997 J - ALJ Decision  
3. 01003 Other 3314 F02 09/15/1997 09/30/1997 $0 $225 $0 10/13/1997 J - ALJ Decision  
4. 01004 Other 23400016 B 09/15/1997 09/30/1997 $0 $225 $0 10/13/1997 J - ALJ Decision  
5. 01005 Other 342 A 09/15/1997 06/12/1997 $0 $225 $0 10/13/1997 J - ALJ Decision  
6. 01006 Other 14301 A01 09/15/1997 09/30/1997 $0 $225 $0 10/13/1997 J - ALJ Decision  
7. 02001 Serious 23400023 09/15/1997 09/30/1997 $0 $1,125 $0 10/13/1997 J - ALJ Decision  
8. 03001 Serious 3942 A 09/15/1997 09/30/1997 $0 $3,500 $0 10/13/1997 J - ALJ Decision Citation has been deleted.
9. 04001 Serious 3314 A 09/15/1997 09/30/1997 $0 $3,500 $0 10/13/1997 J - ALJ Decision Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170898290
Event: 06/10/1997
Employee's arm injured when caught in carding machine

At approximately 5:00 a.m. on June 10, 1997, Employee #1, of United Thread Manufacturing was in the production room cleaning a carding machine. His right hand became caught in the machine's moving parts and he sustained injuries to his fingers, hand, and forearm. The machine's power supply had not been turned off prior to cleaning. In addition, Employee #1 was not using a hand brush, even though his employer had provided him with one and required that it be used. Interviewed at home through an interpreter, Employee #1 stated that he had cleaned the same machine in the past with the power on, and had never experienced a problem.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, EXTENSION HANDLE, ARM, HAND

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 126123082 Hospitalized injury Cut/Laceration Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.
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