Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305348112 - Mead West Vaco

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 305348112

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 10/04/2002

Site Address:
Mead West Vaco
7571 Lampson Ave
Garden Grove, CA 92841

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2679

NAICS: 322299/All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/13/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/15/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362360695

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$22,050	$0	$0	$300	$0	$22,350
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$600	$0	$600
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	Note
1.	01001	Other	342 A	03/12/2003	03/17/2003	$300	$300	$0	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	4002 A	03/12/2003	03/17/2003	$0	$4,050	$0	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	03001	Other	3314 A	03/12/2003	03/17/2003	$300	$18,000	$0	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201143062

Event: 09/24/2002

Employee Amputates Finger That Got Stuck in Paper Machine

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on September 24, 2002, an employee was working on a Hickok ruling machine, Model FR-812, Serial Number 16436. This multi-unit machine was capable of printing bar codes, ruling, cutting and stacking the paper into different sizes. A roll of paper was fed into the machine on one end and the cut sheets of paper were stacked automatically on the other end of the machine. As the last part of a roll of paper was being processed, the paper stack got jammed which stopped the machine. In order to restart the operation, the operator had to realign the sheets of paper manually and then push the start button. As he had previously done several times before, the employee began to realign the stack manually. While doing so, the pneumatically controlled retractor mechanism unexpectedly started and the employee's right little finger was crushed between the moving retractor and a stationary part of the machine. His finger was crushed up to the second knuckle. He was immediately taken to Anaheim General Hospital and surgery was performed to repair the damaged finger. The employee was hospitalized overnight and was released around noon the next day. The reconstructive surgery did not succeed and the finger was amputated on October 1, 2002.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, JAMMED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PAPER MACHINE, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305348112			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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