Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126079094 - Tapioca Express

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126079094

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 03/17/2000

Site Address:
Tapioca Express
228 W.Valley Blvd.,#105
Alhambra, CA 91801

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5812

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/16/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/12/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362546889

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			4		6
Current Violations	2			4		6
Initial Penalty	$21,600	$0	$0	$870	$0	$22,470
Current Penalty	$10,955	$0	$0	$345	$0	$11,300
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	342 A	06/16/2000	07/17/2000	$175	$250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	14304 A	06/16/2000	07/17/2000	$0	$250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	3203 A	06/16/2000	07/17/2000	$85	$185	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Other	3314 F	06/16/2000	07/17/2000	$85	$185	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	02001	Serious	3314 A	06/16/2000	07/17/2000	$10,800	$10,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	03001	Serious	4184 B	06/16/2000	07/17/2000	$155	$10,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201792959

Event: 03/04/2000

Employee Suffers Severs Burns Using Sealing Machine

At approximately 6:00 p.m. on March 3, 2000, Employee #1 was working at a restaurant specializing in serving hot soups, hot and cold drinks and other foods for dine-in or take-out. The employer uses a machine that applies a hot sealed lid to the top of the cup for orders to-go. The machine had a metal strip that was taped across the front of the sealing machine. The metal strip restricted the point of entree to the point of operation but did not prevent it. The injury occurred when Employee #1 was attempting to seal the top of a drink. Employee #1 was using the hot sealing machine manufactured by Kai Will Industrial Co LTD Model K-260c to place the seal on the top of the cup. The sealing machine has an operating temperature of between 180-and-200 degrees Centigrade which is equivalent to between 356-and-392-degrees Fahrenheit. Employee #1 placed the cup in the cup sealing machine, and the cup went into the machine but did not come out. Employee #1 told a coworker that something was wrong with the machine. Employee #1 reached into the machine to pull the cup out when the coworker pushed the green button and the plastic sealing went on top of her hand. Employee #1 could not get her hand out of the machine. One of the owners was contacted and arrived in about ten minutes and used a screw driver to pry open the parts of the machine and free Employee #1's hand. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital where her first, second and third fingers were surgically removed due to the burns she received. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, HEAT, AMPUTATED, FINGER, SEALING MACHINE, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126079094			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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