Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119767671 - Decore-Ative Specialties Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 119767671

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 09/12/1996

Site Address:
Decore-Ative Specialties Inc.
4414 N. Azusa Canyon Road
Irwindale, CA 91706

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2521

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/14/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/03/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362261471

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,000
Current Penalty	$5,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,400
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 A	02/14/1997	02/28/1997	$5,000	$5,000	$0	03/07/1997	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Serious	4187 C	02/14/1997	02/28/1997	$400	$5,000	$0	03/07/1997	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170632434

Event: 08/30/1996

Employee's hand crushed in rollers of glue spreader machine

At approximately 5:00 p.m. on August 30, 1996, Employee #1, of Decorative Specialties, Inc., had finished sweeping the floors in Department 6V and was using a towel to clean the rolls of the glue spreader machine. The power supply was on and the machine was running when her right hand became caught in the revolving rollers and was crushed. According to the employer, Employee #1 was not supposed to clean the machine, but chose to do so on her own. She could not be contacted, but a coworker said she was cleaning the rolls at the time of the accident.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119767671			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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