Inspection Detail
Inspection: 315525766 - Robinson Pharma Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office
Site Address:
Robinson Pharma Inc
3330 S Harbor Blvd
Santa Ana, CA 92704
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:7389
NAICS: 561910/Packaging and Labeling Services
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/05/2011
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/24/2013
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 102769247 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $5,000 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,300 | $0 | $2,300 |
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 | 342 A | 12/07/2011 | 12/12/2011 | $2,300 | $5,000 | $0 | 12/21/2011 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
On August 17, 2011, Employee #1, with a pharmaceutical and nutritional products manufacturer, was operating a Gemco blending machine (Solids Gemcomatic-Double Cone blender, Serial Number B-85243) when he noticed some product on the inside lip of the blender cover. He bypassed the control interlocking system and reached through the cover grating to push the product into a container below the spout. When Employee #1 inadvertently lost control of a lever, the cover closed on his left arm. He was hospitalized at Fountain Valley Hospital for a laceration and fracture of his arm.
Keywords: FRACTURE, COVER, MACHINE OPERATOR, INTERLOCK, LACERATION, ARM
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 315525766 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Laborers, except construction |