Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126169036 - Lonza Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 126169036

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 12/04/1997

Site Address:
Lonza Inc
2031 East 65th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90001

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2834

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/26/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/13/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362534745

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Serious	3659 A	04/09/1998	04/10/1998	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201050978

Event: 11/04/1997

Employee's fingertip amputated in forklift load assembly

Employee #1, a chemical operator working for a pharmaceutical manufacturer, and two coworkers were using two forklifts to transfer four drums of a chemical to a supersack. Employee #1 was standing on a pallet platform, secured about 5 ft from the ground on a Toyota lift truck, model 42-4FGC20, being operated by one of the coworkers. The second coworker was on the other forklift. As Employee #1 was being lowered, he placed his left hand on the railing of the back support of the load assembly to keep his balance. When the load assembly came down, his hand became caught in the pinch point created between the railing and the mast and the tip of his left middle finger was almost completely amputated. Backguards on the lift could have prevented exposure to the pinch point.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GUARDRAIL, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126169036			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Mixing and blending machine operators

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