Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111949301 - High Sierra Plastics Company

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 111949301

Report ID: 0950626

Date Opened: 10/07/1993

Site Address:
High Sierra Plastics Company
Silver Canyon & Joe Smith Rds At Birds Ind. Park
Bishop, CA 93514

Mailing Address:
Rt. 4, Box L-15, Bishop, CA 93514

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/17/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/24/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362049389

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			4		5
Current Violations	1			4		5
Initial Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$1,200	$0	$5,200
Current Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$1,200	$0	$5,200
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	12/20/1993	12/31/1993	$400	$400	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	461 A	12/20/1993	01/13/1994	$400	$400	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	3203 A	12/20/1993	01/13/1994	$200	$200	$0	-
4.	01004	Other	5194 E01	12/20/1993	01/13/1994	$200	$200	$0	-
5.	02001	Serious	3314 A	12/20/1993	12/31/1993	$4,000	$4,000	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170615058

Event: 09/09/1993

Employee injured when hand and arm are crushed between dies

Employee #1 suffered a crushing injury to his right hand and forearm when a press closed on them. Employee #1 was setting up to run display trays on the Model 2200 Thermoformer when he noticed that there was grease on the mold. He opened the access door and reached into the mold to clean the grease. With his hand in the mold, the machine cycled, causing the press to close on his hand and forearm.

Keywords: DIE, MOLDING MACHINE, CLEANING, FOREARM, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, HAND, PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111949301			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Lathe and turning machine set-up operators

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