Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119970523 - West Coast Can & Tube

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 119970523

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 09/30/1993

Site Address:
West Coast Can & Tube
451 South Kettering
Ontario, CA 91764

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2655

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/30/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/30/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361370695

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$150	$0	$3,650
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$150	$0	$3,650
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	12/30/1993	12/30/1993	$150	$150	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	4070 A	12/30/1993	01/04/1993	$3,500	$3,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170605265

Event: 08/30/1993

Employee injured when his arm is caught by running belt

At or about 11:00 a.m. on August 30, 1993, Employee #1 noticed slippage of a paper strip under a tube winder belt. He then attempted to push a paper strip (5 inches wide) onto the turning tube winder mandrell, at which time his right hand caught in the running flat belt (5 inches wide), causing serious lacerations and fractures to his arm. The running belt was not guarded. Employee #1 was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center for treatment and left the hospital on September 11, 1993. The tube winder was capable of having 18 paper strips for wrapping at a time to form into a spiral tube. The mandrell diameter was 3 1/2 inches. The size of the paper tube at the time of the accident was 151 inches long by 3 1/2 inches in diameter by 0.375 inches thick. The height of the flat belt nip point was 45 inches. Employee #1 was an experienced worker.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BELT, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, MANDREL, ARM, HAND, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119970523			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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