Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307168294 - Toy Factory

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 307168294

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 04/27/2006

Site Address:
Toy Factory
2458 East 28th Street
Vernon, CA 90058

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3942

NAICS: 339931/Doll and Stuffed Toy Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/05/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/29/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102466885

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			6		7
Current Violations	1			6		7
Initial Penalty	$15,750	$0	$0	$7,140	$0	$22,890
Current Penalty	$12,600	$0	$0	$1,050	$0	$13,650
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	342 A	10/05/2006	10/25/2006	$750	$5,000	$0	10/12/2006	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	461 A	10/05/2006	10/25/2006	$150	$350	$0	10/12/2006	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	3203 A	10/05/2006	10/25/2006	$75	$335	$0	10/12/2006	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01004	Other	23400022 A	10/05/2006	10/25/2006	$75	$335	$0	10/12/2006	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01005	Other	3314 G	10/05/2006	10/25/2006	$0	$560	$0	10/12/2006	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01006	Other	3314 J01	10/05/2006	10/25/2006	$0	$560	$0	10/12/2006	F - Formal Settlement
7.	02001	Serious	3314 C01	10/05/2006	10/18/2006	$12,600	$15,750	$0	10/12/2006	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202452751

Event: 04/21/2006

Employee's Hand Amputated When Caught in Machine

At approximately 9:47 a.m. on April 21, 2006, Employee #1, a warehouse worker, was engaged in cleaning polyester fiber from a picker machine at the production area of the main building. The machine functions to open up polyester. Equipment Information: Picker Machine identified as PKS-900 PP 5767282713901623600 20161957671507 Single speed. Machine was manufactured in Asia, with plate information in Chinese. Employee #1 works for Toy Factory, a manufacturer of stuffed toys. A coworker, who was also cleaning, turned off the picker machine and opened the access door to the rotating drums. The machine was not locked out and tagged out. Unaware that the drum of the picker machine was still rotating, Employee #1's right hand was amputated when it got caught between the rotating drum and a roller. He was transported to USC Medical Center, where he was admitted and hospitalized. The investigation revealed that indication to the worker that the drum has stopped rotating is by sound or by feeling the drum guard for vibration. Time from shut off to the center drum ceasing to rotate was 1 minute, 45 seconds. The panel that energizes the machine was located approximately 12 feet from the machine and was not labeled. The small drum stops when the switch conveyor is activated.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, MACHINE OPERATOR, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, HAND, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307168294			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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