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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126149251 - Ink Spots
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Ink Spots
1930 Walker Ave
Monrovia, CA 91016
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2752
NAICS: 323110/Commercial Lithographic Printing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/11/2006
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/27/2007
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101059400 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,075 | $0 | $13,075 |
| Current Penalty | $2,700 | $0 | $0 | $150 | $0 | $2,850 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 461 A | 05/11/2006 | 05/29/2006 | $150 | $225 | $0 | 06/05/2006 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3203 A07 | 05/11/2006 | 05/29/2006 | $0 | $250 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Serious | 3314 C | 05/11/2006 | 05/25/2006 | $2,700 | $12,600 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 10 a.m. on January 10, 2006, Employee #1 was working for Ink Spots, a commercial printing business that used plating, offset printing, and binary processes. Employee #1 was a pressroom assistant who had worked for the company for 20 days at the time of the accident. He was cleaning the roller of a printing press in the production area by spraying cleaning solution onto the roller while the printing machine was running at crawl speed. The press was a 4-unit, 26-inch Komori Model Number L426 printing press, with Serial Number 652, known at the site as "Elvis." The cleaning solution was in a 32-ounce plastic bottle equipped with a 3-inch nozzle. Employee #1's right hand got caught between the rollers, and it was pulled in. Employee #1 screamed for help, and a coworker stopped the printing machine by pressing the emergency stop button. Employee #1's supervisor walked over to them, and they all tried to release Employee #1's hand, without success. The Monrovia Fire Department arrived at the site with paramedics. They released Employee #1's hand by cutting off one end of the fixed roller. The paramedics transported Employee #1 to Huntington Memorial Hospital, where he underwent surgery for a fractured right thumb. Causal factors of the accident were that the printing machine was not deenergized or disengaged during the cleaning operation, and that Employee #1 was not provided with any extension tools or other means to clean the energized printing machine.
Keywords: FRACTURE, PRINTING PRESS, FINGER, CLEANING, THUMB, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126149251 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Printing machine operators |