Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119849081 - Carson Industries Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 119849081

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 07/20/1998

Site Address:
Carson Industries Inc.
1925 A Street
La Verne, CA 91750

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/30/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/08/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362545188

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$9,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,000
Current Penalty	$5,310	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,310
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	4002 A	09/30/1998	10/14/1998	$810	$4,500	$0	11/05/1998	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Serious	3314 A	09/30/1998	10/14/1998	$4,500	$4,500	$0	11/05/1998	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201791480

Event: 07/20/1998

EMPLOYEE SUFFERS FINGER AMPUTATION

At approximately 1:00 a.m. on July 20, 1998, Employee #1 was cleaning accumulated plastic from around the nozzle rod bushings on a plastic molding press while the machine was running its cycle. Employee #1's fingers on his left hand got caught in the pinch points of the nozzle rods resulting in the amputation of his left middle and ring fingers. Employee #1 stated that the moving parts of the nozzle rods were not guarded and the machine was running its normal operation while he was cleaning and removing the plastic. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MOLDING MACHINE, CLEANING, POINT OF OPERATION, PLASTIC MFG, HAND, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119849081			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Molding and casting machine operators

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