Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1530277.015 - Silgan Plastics Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Houston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1530277.015

Report ID: 0626700

Date Opened: 05/12/2021

Site Address:
Silgan Plastics Corporation
6814 Kirbyville Street
Houston, TX 77033

Mailing Address:
6814 Kirbyville Street, Houston, TX 77033

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326160/Plastics Bottle Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/27/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/16/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1764805	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$9,753	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,753
Current Penalty	$5,852	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,852
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	19100147 C04 II B	11/02/2021	11/15/2021	$5,852	$9,753	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 135528.015

Event: 05/05/2021

Employee lacerates both hands while changing hot knife blade

At 7:00 a.m. on May 5, 2021, Employee #1 was changing the hot knife blade on a Bekum 121 blow molder. While attempting to remove the blade, Employee #1 sustained severe lacerations to both hands. To remove the blade, bolts securing it needed to be loosened. One of the bolts broke off into the machine, preventing blade removal. At the time of the incident, Employee #1 was not wearing the employer-required cut-resistant gloves and was instead wearing cotton work gloves. Additionally, the pneumatic energy to the carriage holding the hot knife blade was not isolated prior to attempting the blade removal. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to a medical facility, where he was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Blade, Contact, Finger, Fingertip, Glove, Hand, Knife, Laceration, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, PPE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1530277.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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