Inspection Detail

Inspection: 315534214 - Laminating Company Of America

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 315534214

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 06/10/2013

Site Address:
Laminating Company Of America
20322 Windrow Dr.
Lake Forest, CA 92630

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3679

NAICS: 334419/Other Electronic Component Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/08/2013

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/14/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102849643

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$14,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,400
Current Penalty	$14,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,400
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	Serious	3314 C01	07/09/2013	07/12/2013	$14,400	$14,400	$0	07/18/2013	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202556247

Event: 05/31/2013

Employee Seriously Injured in Laminating Machine

On May 31, 2013, an incident occurred when Employee #1 was instructed by a coworker to clean the laminating machine in preparation for using it to laminate a run of boards. Employee #1 started the laminator in order to open the rollers and proceeded to clean the rollers by hand wiping them with damp shop towels and rags at the point of operation at the front of the machine, where sheets are fed into the laminator. While Employee #1 was wiping one of the rollers his arm became caught in the in running nip point to about the middle of his upper arm. The coworker, came to his aid and removed his arm. Emergency responders transported Employee #1 to a local medical center where he was treated for an eight-inch degloving injury to his right arm.

Keywords: DEGLOVED, CAUGHT BY, CRUSHED, ARM, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315534214			Hospitalized injury	Other	Machine operators, not specified

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