Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307453035 - Ball Plastic Container Corp

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 307453035

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 05/14/2004

Site Address:
Ball Plastic Container Corp
14270 Ramona Avenue
Chino, CA 91762

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

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: 10/27/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/18/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101155968

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$750	$0	$7,050
Current Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$750	$0	$7,050
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	3314 A	10/27/2004	11/01/2004	$750	$750	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	4002 A	10/27/2004	11/01/2004	$6,300	$6,300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201159647

Event: 05/03/2004

Employee Is Injured While Operating Packaging Machine

At approximately 6:50 a.m. on Monday, May 3, 2004, Employee #1, a process technician at container manufacturing plant, was operating a palletizer packaging machine. A wooded top frame of the machine broke and was stuck on top of the top frame dispenser rack. While the palletizer was in the run mode, Employee #1 reached between the tabletop and top frame dispenser rack to loosen the broken top frame. As he did this, the top frame dispenser automatically returned to its home position, pinning Employee #1's upper right arm and cutting the upper section of his right arm. A coworker came to Employee #1's assistance, manually moving the top frame dispenser and dislodging his arm. Emergency services were contacted, and Employee #1 was transported to Chino Valley Medical Center, where he was hospitalized and underwent surgery to repair the deep laceration on his right arm.

Keywords: PALLETIZED CARGO, GUARD, PINNED, MACHINE OPERATOR, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, ARM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307453035			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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