Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119932861 - Polycarbon Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 119932861

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 12/04/1992

Site Address:
Polycarbon Inc.
28176 N. Ave. Stanford
Valencia, CA 91355

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3295

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/14/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/25/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361337652

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			2		6
Current Violations	4			2		6
Initial Penalty	$9,550	$0	$0	$300	$0	$9,850
Current Penalty	$9,550	$0	$0	$300	$0	$9,850
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	14301 A	01/14/1993	02/04/1993	$300	$300	$0	-
2.	02001	Serious	3203 A07 C	01/14/1993	01/29/1993	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
3.	03001	Serious	3314 A	01/14/1993	01/29/1993	$6,250	$6,250	$0	-
4.	04001	Serious	3314 F	01/14/1993	02/04/1993	$300	$300	$0	-
5.	05001	Serious	5162 C	01/14/1993	02/04/1993	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
6.	06001	Other	5162 E	01/14/1993	02/04/1993	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170150494

Event: 11/30/1992

Employee's thumb degloved by rollers while cleaning

On November 30, 1992, Employee #1, of Polycarbon, Inc., was cleaning a roller coating machine with three coworkers, at the end of the shift. To clean the machine, employees pour water on the rollers, run the machine, and then rub the rollers with rags. Employee #1 was cleaning the rollers with a rag while the machine was running. His rag got caught in the rollers and dragged his right thumb in, degloving his right thumb down to and including the base of his thumb. Employee #1 was new to the job and had not been trained.

Keywords: CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, ROLLER--MACH/PART, ABRASION, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119932861			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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