Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126171404 - Pillowtex Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 126171404

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 08/10/1998

Site Address:
Pillowtex Corp
3820 Union Pacific Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90023

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2392

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/28/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/29/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362538753

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 362538753

Event: 08/07/1998

Employee injured when forearm caught in running rollers

At approximately 11:09 a.m. on August 7, 1998, Employee #1, a maintenance mechanic was in process of cleaning a fiber jam on Garnett Machine Number 3 in a plant, which was manufacturing pillows, comforters, and mattress pads. He was engaged in clearing a fiber jam from the machine incurred by flopping fiber. He was working alone at the time of the incident. The equipment involved is a Garnett's fiber flopping machine. He was injured when his arm was caught between running rollers. Employee #1 sustained laceration on his left forearm. He was taken to County U.S.C. Medical Center, treated and released.

Keywords: CLEANING, FOREARM, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126171404			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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