Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314996372 - Mepco Label Systems, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 314996372

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 04/09/2012

Site Address:
Mepco Label Systems, Inc.
29 North Aurora
Stockton, CA 95201

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 932, Stockton, CA 95201

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2759

NAICS: 323112/Commercial Flexographic Printing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/27/2012

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/01/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102725769

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$1,575	$0	$19,575
Current Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
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
1.	01001	Other	6151 E03	09/10/2012	05/01/2012	$0	$225	$0	09/24/2012	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	4184 A	09/10/2012	09/28/2012	$0	$1,350	$0	09/24/2012	F - Formal Settlement
3.	02001	Serious	3381 D	09/10/2012	04/09/2012	$18,000	$18,000	$0	09/24/2012	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202522272

Event: 04/05/2012

Employee's Hair Is Caught in Roller and Scalp Is Torn Off

At approximately 6:30 a.m. on April 5, 2012, Employee #1 was running labels on a printing machine (Stanford Model Number 638, Serial Number 109854241). As she operated the machine, her hair became entangled in its rotating roller shaft. The rotating shaft ripped her scalp from her head. She was transported to a medical center. At the medical center, Employee #1 underwent treatment and was hospitalized for postoperative care.

Keywords: HAIR, SCALP, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314996372			Hospitalized injury	Other	Printing machine operators

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