Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102087806 - Prime Plastic Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 102087806

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 01/30/1986

Site Address:
Prime Plastic Inc.
3678 West 2150 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84120

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/30/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/26/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360781140

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$250
Current Penalty	$250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$250
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	GEN02120103 000	02/05/1986	02/13/1986	$250	$250	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	GEN001301	02/05/1986	02/13/1986	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 709196

Event: 01/20/1986

FINGERS AND THUMB AMPUTATED IN THERMOFORMING MACHINE

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A (PLASTIC) THERMOFORMING MACHINE - PI 1600. HE WAS UNLOADING TRIMMED PLASTIC PARTS FROM THE MACHINE WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED THE REMOTE SWITCH, ACTIVATING THE DIE RAM. THE RAM LOWERED AND AMPUTATED THREE FINGERS AND THE THUMB ON HIS RIGHT HAND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE MACHINE, WHICH WAS DESIGNED AS A CONTINUOUS FEED MACHINE, WITH BOTH SIDE GUARDS REMOVED. MICRO SWITCHES HAD BEEN TAPED DOWN AND REWIRED TO BYPASS THE SWITCH DISCONNECTS. THE MACHINE WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR SELF-FEED AND REMOVAL OF TRIMMED PLASTIC PRODUCTS.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, THUMB, UNGUARDED, RAM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102087806			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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