Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119825719 - Mohawk Western Plastics

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 119825719

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 01/11/2001

Site Address:
Mohawk Western Plastics
1496 Arrow Hwy
La Verne, CA 91750

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3081

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/23/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/12/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362549610

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			8		10
Current Violations				9		9
Initial Penalty	$16,875	$0	$0	$1,780	$0	$18,655
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,100	$0	$1,100
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	Other	342 A	03/27/2001	04/27/2001	$200	$275	$0	05/29/2001	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	461 C	03/27/2001	04/27/2001	$200	$275	$0	05/29/2001	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	3203 A	03/27/2001	04/27/2001	$0	$205	$0	05/29/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	01004	Other	3314 F	03/27/2001	04/27/2001	$100	$205	$0	05/29/2001	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01005	Other	23400016 B	03/27/2001	04/27/2001	$100	$205	$0	05/29/2001	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01006	Other	23400023	03/27/2001	04/27/2001	$0	$205	$0	05/29/2001	F - Formal Settlement
7.	01007	Other	25000009 A	03/27/2001	04/27/2001	$0	$205	$0	05/29/2001	F - Formal Settlement
8.	01008	Other	25000010 A	03/27/2001	04/27/2001	$0	$205	$0	05/29/2001	F - Formal Settlement
9.	02001	Other	4650 E	03/27/2001	04/09/2001	$100	$2,475	$0	05/29/2001	F - Formal Settlement
10.	03001	Other	3203 A	03/27/2001	04/09/2001	$400	$14,400	$0	05/29/2001	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201793585

Event: 04/24/2000

Employee's hand is broken and burnt when caught in machine

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on April 24, 2000, Employee #1 was operating a Battenfeld Gloucester 418 bag separator machine Number 6, (Model Number 25435-G1, Serial Number 31760-03). The plastic sheet had broken and Employee #1 was attempting to rethread the plastic into the inlet side of the bag separator. She turned the handle to open the nip rolls but the lever did not open the rolls. She then walked to the inlet side of the machine and opened the fixed barrier guard that was guarding the in-running rolls of the bag separator. This fixed barrier guard was equipped with an interlock so when the guard was lifted the machine would stop. However someone had by passed the safety circuit by taping the interlock switch down. She then attempted to push the plastic sheet through when her right hand became caught in the rollers. She was hospitalized with a broken and burnt right hand.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, CAUGHT BY, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, HAND, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119825719			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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