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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 307185520 - Us Polymer Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office
Site Address:
Us Polymer Inc
1057 S Vail Ave
Montebello, CA 90640
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: 01/24/2008
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/31/2010
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101802684 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $28,120 | $0 | $0 | $420 | $0 | $28,540 |
| Current Penalty | $5,565 | $0 | $0 | $420 | $0 | $5,985 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 3203 A07 | 01/24/2008 | 02/03/2008 | $420 | $420 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 3382 C | 01/24/2008 | 02/03/2008 | $5,060 | $5,060 | $0 | 02/29/2008 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 03001 | Serious | 4296 F | 01/24/2008 | 02/03/2008 | $505 | $18,000 | $0 | 02/29/2008 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 04001 | Serious | 4300 D | 01/24/2008 | 02/03/2008 | $0 | $5,060 | $0 | 02/29/2008 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 2:15 p.m. on July 25, 2007, Employee #1 was operating a table saw to make a cut on a wooden window frame. He used a piece of solid pine, 1.5-in. by 1-in. cross section by 28-in long, as a spacer between the shutter frame and the table saw's fence. After performing the cut, the spacer lumber, which was not secured to the fence, made contact with the running saw blade and kicked up. It struck Employee #1 in the left eye and caused partial blindness. Employee #1 was transported to Beverly Hospital, and later transferred to Kaiser Permanente Hospital where he was hospitalized for three nights. The cause of the accident was the failure to secure the wood spacer to the fence during the cutting operation. The cause of the serious injury was the failure to wear appropriate safety glasses or equivalent eye protection.
Keywords: EYE, KICK BACK, PPE, UNSECURED, LUMBER, STRUCK BY
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 307185520 | Hospitalized injury | Foreign Body Ineye | Occupation not reported |