Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126166495 - Endpak Packaging Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 126166495

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 09/15/1997

Site Address:
Endpak Packaging Inc.
7215 Crider Ave.
Pico Rivera, CA 90660

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2673

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/24/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/16/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362536864

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			3		6
Current Violations	2			3		5
Initial Penalty	$1,680	$0	$0	$330	$0	$2,010
Current Penalty	$615	$0	$0	$220	$0	$835
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	342 A	09/26/1997	10/09/1997	$110	$110	$0	12/15/1997	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01002	Other	3314 A	09/26/1997	10/09/1997	$0	$110	$0	12/15/1997	W - Empr Withdrew
3.	01003	Other	3314 F	09/26/1997	10/29/1997	$110	$110	$0	12/15/1997	W - Empr Withdrew
4.	02001	Serious	4002 A	09/26/1997	10/14/1997	$560	$560	$0	12/15/1997	W - Empr Withdrew	Citation has been deleted.
5.	03001	Serious	4075 A	09/26/1997	10/14/1997	$560	$560	$0	12/15/1997	W - Empr Withdrew
6.	04001	Serious	4187 A	09/26/1997	10/14/1997	$55	$560	$0	12/15/1997	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 126166495

Event: 10/29/1996

Employee's right hand fractured in bag manufacturing machine

Employee #1 was in the production area operating a Matador 300, model CE93Z, 7446, a paper bag manufacturing machine made by Windmoller and Holsher. A coworker stacking the bags noticed that the machine was not counting the paper bags accurately. He told this to Employee #1, who retrieved a rag and attempted to clean the rotary drums while the machine was running. The rag became caught in the rotary drums and Employee #1's right hand was pulled into the in-running pinch points. he sustained crushing injuries to his hand, including multiple fractures and deep lacerations, especially to the palm, index, and middle fingers. Employee #1 later stated that he was an experienced machine operator with 4 1/2 years on the job at endpack packaging. He said that he was directed by his immediate supervisor to operate the Matador 300, but that it was not standard procedure to clean machinery while it was running. He had received training for the specific job and its hazards. The investigation determined that Employee #1 was an experienced machine operator who had misjudged the hazards of cleaning the machine while it was running and therefore did not disengage the power source before staring to clean. The employer had instructed Employee #1 not to attempt cleaning the machine while it was running, but there was no written energy control program.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CRUSHED, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126166495			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machine operators, not specified

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