Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301336293 - Fibre Containers Co

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 301336293

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 09/13/2005

Site Address:
Fibre Containers Co
15250 Don Julian Rd
Industry, CA 91745

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7361

NAICS: 561310/Employment Placement Agencies

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/10/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/21/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362601619

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations				3		3
Initial Penalty	$24,750	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$26,250
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,750	$0	$2,750
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	23400022 A	02/09/2006	03/01/2006	$750	$750	$0	05/26/2006	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3203 A06	02/09/2006	03/01/2006	$0	$750	$0	05/26/2006	F - Formal Settlement
3.	02001	Serious	3314 C	02/09/2006	03/01/2006	$0	$6,750	$0	05/26/2006	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	03001	Other	3314 C01	02/09/2006	03/01/2006	$2,000	$18,000	$0	05/26/2006	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201800232

Event: 08/16/2005

Employee Suffers Amputation of Thumb in Machine Roller

At approximately 5:00 p.m. on August 16, 2005, Employee #1, a temporary employee, was cleaning the moving rolls of a laminating machine with a hand towel, but did not follow proper procedures, and used his left foot to hold a safety device, operating control, located on the bottom left side of the rolls. According to a witness, Employee #1 did the same task in same way in the past but nothing happened. Employee #1 suffered an amputation of the tip of his right thumb when it was caught in the moving rolls of the machine. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CLEANING, FOOT CONTROL, THUMB, ROLLER--MACH/PART

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301336293			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Washing, cleaning and pickling machine operators

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