Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111834586 - Adhesive Products, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 111834586

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 05/26/1992

Site Address:
Adhesive Products, Inc.
520 Cleveland Ave.
Albany, CA 94710

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2891

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/17/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/03/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361405236

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1	1		3		5
Current Violations	1	1		3		5
Initial Penalty	$700	$14,000	$0	$385	$0	$15,085
Current Penalty	$700	$14,000	$0	$385	$0	$15,085
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
1.	01001	Other	342 A	09/17/1992	05/26/1992	$35	$35	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	5097 A	09/17/1992	10/16/1992	$175	$175	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	5097 B01	09/17/1992	10/16/1992	$175	$175	$0	-
4.	02001	Serious	3203 A06	09/17/1992	10/16/1992	$700	$700	$0	-
5.	03001	Willful	4184 B	09/17/1992	10/16/1992	$14,000	$14,000	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170720890

Event: 04/30/1992

Employee's fingers amputated by unguarded extruder

At approximately 8:40 p.m. on April 30, 1992, Employee #1 was operating a 14 in. chopper/extruder, serial #19409-577. The guard was not bolted down and was evidently not in use. Employee #1 was feeding a ribbon of hot melt adhesive into the extruder when his left hand was drawn into the rollers and three fingers were amputated. A serious violation of T8CCR 3203(a)(b) and a willful serious violation of T8CCR 4184(g) were cited.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, ROLLER--MACH/PART, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111834586			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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