Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305506230 - Reedex Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 305506230

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 06/27/2006

Site Address:
Reedex Inc
15526 Commerce Lane
Huntington Beach, CA 92649

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 326199/All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/01/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/31/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101030435
Accident	362413155

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			3		5
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$24,075	$0	$0	$5,925	$0	$30,000
Current Penalty	$12,375	$0	$0	$275	$0	$12,650
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	342 A	09/05/2006	12/28/2006	$0	$5,000	$0	09/29/2006	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	3203 A	09/05/2006	12/28/2006	$275	$515	$0	09/29/2006	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	23400016 A	09/05/2006	12/28/2006	$0	$410	$0	09/29/2006	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	02001	Serious	23400023	09/05/2006	12/28/2006	$2,475	$2,475	$0	09/29/2006	F - Formal Settlement
5.	03001	Serious	4186 B	09/04/2006	12/28/2006	$9,900	$21,600	$0	09/29/2006	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201038239

Event: 06/17/2006

Employee Amputates Finger in Injection Molding Machine

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on June 17, 2006, an employee was using machine Number 4, an Arburg Allrounder injection mold machine, model 221-55-250, (Serial Number 130762). His employer, Reedex, Inc., located in Huntington Beach, California, was a wire-molding manufacturer. It utilized injection-molding machines to secure wires for computer cables and similar products. The employee started the machine cycle by pressing the start button, and held the wire in place with his hand so that it would not come out of the mold. He did not realize that his hand was under the guide pins. When the mold came down, the pin caught his finger. He pulled his hand back to find that his right pinky finger had been amputated below the second knuckle. Coworkers in the area assisted him and telephoned emergency medical personnel. The Huntington Beach Fire Department responded and rendered assistance. They transported the employee to Western Medical in Santa Ana, where he was treated for the partial amputation of his finger and another finger, which was fractured. The employee did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305506230			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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