Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306364373 - Aqua Chlor

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 306364373

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 10/11/2006

Site Address:
Aqua Chlor
2885 E Jensen Ave
Fresno, CA 93706

Mailing Address:
2885 E Jensen Ave, Fresno, CA 93706

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3085

NAICS: 326160/Plastics Bottle Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/11/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/06/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361715535

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$15,800
Current Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$15,800
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	11/02/2006	11/07/2006	$5,000	$5,000	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	3314 A	11/02/2006	11/07/2006	$10,800	$10,800	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201087764

Event: 05/15/2006

Employee Injures Hand in Plastic Molding Machine

At approximately 11:40 a.m. on May 15, 2006, Employee #1, a production manager for a company that manufactured plastic bottles for household use, was using the "Uniloy" machine to make one gallon plastic bottles. One of the bottles had not molded correctly and he attempted to remove it from the mold. He opened the access door without shutting the machine down or using extension tools. As he reached in to remove the bottle, the machine completed its cycle, crushing his left hand in the mold and amputating a portion of his thumb and index finger. He also incurred burns from the hot plastic and from contact with the metal portions of the mold. He was transported to UMC in Fresno and then to the Davies Center in San Francisco, where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MOLDING MACHINE, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, PLASTIC MFG, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306364373			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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