Inspection Detail

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	Citaton 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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