Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125757971 - Silgan Containers Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 125757971

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 09/02/2004

Site Address:
Silgan Containers Corp
430 Doherty Ave
Modesto, CA 95350

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3411

NAICS: 332431/Metal Can Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/20/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/03/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362349193

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$21,375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$21,375
Current Penalty	$21,375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$21,375
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	Serious	3314 A	11/18/2004	11/28/2004	$3,375	$3,375	$0	11/29/2004	D - Govt Dismissed
2.	02001	Serious	4075 A	11/18/2004	11/28/2004	$18,000	$18,000	$0	11/29/2004	D - Govt Dismissed

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201105202

Event: 07/21/2004

Employee's Fingers Amputated by Chain and Sprocket

At approximately 5:15 a.m. on July 21, 2004, Employee #1 a machine operator for Silgan Containers in Modesto, CA, was operating a palletizer machine when a wooden pallet became jammed. The jam was on the hoist of the machine and inside the well of the palletizer preventing the pallet from being lifted completely up the hoist way through the well. The injured worker reached down into the well clear the jam. Her glove caught in the hoist's chain which pulled her hand up into the sprockets. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Stanislaus Memorial Hospital for treatment of the amputation of three fingers.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, HOIST, JAMMED, PALLET, SPROCKET, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125757971			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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