Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1398460.015 - Michaels Stores Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 1398460.015

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 04/23/2019

Site Address:
Michaels Stores Inc
3501 W Avenue H
Lancaster, CA 93536

Mailing Address:
3501 W Avenue H, Lancaster, CA 93536

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 493110/General Warehousing and Storage

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/16/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/25/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1439859

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$935	$0	$18,935
Current Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$935	$0	$18,935
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	43000029 A	09/18/2019	10/23/2019	$375	$375	$0	Z - Issued
2.	01002	Other	3314(G)(2)(A)	09/18/2019	10/23/2019	$560	$560	$0	Z - Issued
3.	02001	Serious	3999(B)	09/18/2019	09/30/2019	$18,000	$18,000	$0	Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 119854.015

Event: 03/21/2019

Employee catches hand in conveyor, incurs multiple fractures

At 5:15 a.m. on March 21, 2019, an employee was tracking a Stewart Glapat Adjustoveyor conveyor belt as part of the procedure to put it back into service following maintenance and repair. The employee reached behind a guard and caught his hand between the pulley and the belt of the conveyor. He suffered fractures to his hand in multiple places and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Belt Conveyor, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Energized, Fracture, Guard, Hand, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Maintenance, Pulley, Repair, Roller Conveyor, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1398460.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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