Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106409451 - Mercury Die & Container Company

Inspection Information - Office: Region 09; San Francisco

Inspection Nr: 106409451

Report ID: 0931200

Date Opened: 12/13/1988

Site Address:
Mercury Die & Container Company
3201 West Mission Road
Alhambra, CA 91803

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2679

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/16/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/13/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360362933

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$1,280	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,280
Current Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100023 C01	12/21/1988	12/29/1988	$640	$640	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A03 II	12/21/1988	12/29/1988	$640	$640	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	02001	Other	19101200 E01	12/21/1988	01/06/1989	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	02002	Other	19101200 H	12/21/1988	01/06/1989	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 764571

Event: 12/12/1988

Employee crushed and killed by stacker platform

Employee #1 left his duty station to assist two coworkers in unjamming the conveyor rollers on a stacker elevator. He went under the stacker panel platform and was pushing a stuck pallet when the pallet suddenly moved across and activated the light beam safety device, causing the elevator to rise. Employee #1 was crushed and killed between the panel platform beams and the elevator platform.

Keywords: WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, ELEVATOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106409451			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.