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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126149244 - Hollander Home Fashions Corp
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Hollander Home Fashions Corp
5008 S Boyle Ave
Vernon, CA 90058
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:2392
NAICS: 314129/Other Household Textile Product Mills
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/29/2006
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/12/2007
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101058907 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $6,750 | $0 | $0 | $935 | $0 | $7,685 |
| Current Penalty | $5,400 | $0 | $0 | $750 | $0 | $6,150 |
| 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 | 4002 A | 03/28/2006 | 04/15/2006 | $750 | $935 | $0 | 04/20/2006 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 4475 A | 03/28/2006 | 04/07/2006 | $5,400 | $6,750 | $0 | 04/20/2006 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 8:30 a.m. on November 8, 2005, Employee #1, a quilter, was quilting comforters with fringes on a Proto quilting machine Number 4 at the site. He clamped a new comforter on the rack and placed it on the frame of the quilting machine. Employee #1 leaned on the frame of the quilting machine with his right forearm to clear away fringes of comforter from the sewing head. The rail began to move forward. The skin of his right forearm was pulled in between the moving rail and frame, while the sewing head came down to an operating position and trapped Employee #1's right hand. He sustained torn muscle and tendon on his right forearm. Employee #1 tried to reach for the emergency stop button with his left hand, but he did not succeed. He screamed for help and a coworker, who was working at quilting machine Number 3, came over and stopped the machine. Shortly thereafter, the paramedics arrived at the site, and they transported Employee #1 to Los Angeles County USC Medical Center, where he underwent surgery due to infection complication. He was discharged from the hospitalized on November 17, 2005. Upon investigation, the accident happened because the moving parts of quilting machine were not guarded by the frame or the location was not guarded.
Keywords: RAIL, GUARD, FOREARM, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, INFECTION, SKIN, HAND, UNGUARDED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126149244 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Textile sewing machine operators |