Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119851772 - Universal Plastic Molding

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 119851772

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 03/27/1995

Site Address:
Universal Plastic Molding
13245 Los Angeles Street
Baldwin Park, CA 91706

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: 06/15/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/31/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362261075

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$350	$0	$5,350
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$850	$0	$850
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	06/15/1995	07/14/1995	$350	$350	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	3314 F	06/15/1995	06/29/1995	$500	$5,000	$0	06/30/1995	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170731574

Event: 02/27/1995

Employee burned in heat explosion on molding machine

At about 10:00 p.m. on February 27, 1995, Employee #1 was trying to change the nozzle on a Van Dorn injection molding machine #8, serial #52-238. As he pulled the nozzle, a heat explosion occurred in the barrel of the machine and he suffered severe flash burns on his face and arms. Employee #1 was hospitalized for eight days. After investigation, the employer was cited for violation of sections T8CCR 342(a) regulatory and T8CCR 3314(f) serious.

Keywords: BURN, HEAT, MAINTENANCE, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, FIRE, EXPLOSION, ARM, FACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119851772			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

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