Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119950707 - Liquid Container Plaxicon

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 119950707

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 05/17/2002

Site Address:
Liquid Container Plaxicon
10660 Acacia Street
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3085

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/17/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/31/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362371742

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$700	$0	$700
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$700	$0	$700
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	3314 A	11/08/2002	11/14/2002	$700	$700	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201156197

Event: 05/09/2002

Employee suffers partial amputation of two fingers

At approximately 2:20 p.m. on May 9, 2002, an employee working for a manufacturer of plastic bottles suffered a partial amputation to his right finger and right thumb. He reached inside a Cincinnati RHB Blow Molder 2000 to free a jammed aluminum pallet. When he opened the side door and pushed the pallet forward to free it, the mold closed on his two fingers. Due to the severity of the injury, he was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, THUMB, JAMMED, PLASTIC MFG, PALLET, STRUCK BY, DOOR, MOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119950707			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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