Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126169622 - Poly Pak America Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 126169622

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 02/15/2000

Site Address:
Poly Pak America Inc
2939 E Washington Bl
Los Angeles, CA 90023

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2673

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/05/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/16/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362609737

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$24,750	$0	$0	$375	$0	$25,125
Current Penalty	$18,270	$0	$0	$375	$0	$18,645
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3203 B02	04/07/2000	04/24/2000	$375	$375	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	3314 A	04/07/2000	04/17/2000	$18,000	$18,000	$0	05/17/2000	F - Formal Settlement
3.	03001	Serious	3384 B	04/07/2000	04/17/2000	$270	$3,375	$0	05/17/2000	F - Formal Settlement
4.	04001	Serious	4187 A	04/07/2000	04/17/2000	$0	$3,375	$0	05/17/2000	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201053170

Event: 02/13/2000

Employee injured when finger caught by roller

At 1:30 a.m. on February 13, 2000, an accident occurred at Poly Pak America, Inc., a plastic bag manufacturer. Employee #1 was using a cloth rag to clean a printing plate on an in-running cylinder of a printing press. Unexpectedly, Employee #1's glove was caught by a nip point of the in-running roller. Employee #1's right middle finger was pulled into the roller, and he suffered an amputation of the right middle finger at the distal phalanx. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PRINTING PRESS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126169622			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Printing machine operators

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