Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308149897 - Lamantia Plastics Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 308149897

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 04/09/2005

Site Address:
Lamantia Plastics Inc.
425 S. 38th Avenue
St. Charles, IL 60174

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 326199/All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/04/2005

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputations

Case Closed: 11/28/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200822617	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			2			2
Current Violations	1		1			2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$22,400	$0	$0	$22,400
Current Penalty	$3,280	$0	$6,720	$0	$0	$10,000
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	Repeat	19100147 C01	09/28/2005	12/01/2005	$6,720	$11,200	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A01	09/28/2005	10/17/2005	$3,280	$11,200	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200822997

Event: 04/09/2005

Employees arm caught in auger and severed

At approximately 6:30 a.m. on April 9, 2005, Employee #1, a machine operator, was using a 500 ton VanDorn injection molder and a HAF-812 Sterling Auger-feed Granulator. The granulator had been placed immediately adjacent to the injection molder which forced the employer to modify the existing point of operation guarding exposing the operator not only to the auger-fed granulator but also to the point of operation of the platens. As a result Employee #1 was able to access the originally designed point of operation guards to position herself directly above the moving auger of the granulator. Her right are was caught in the auger and severed. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: SEVERED, CAUGHT BY, AUGER, ARM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308149897			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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