Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300757036 - Pentel Of America

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300757036

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 12/10/1998

Site Address:
Pentel Of America
2715 Columbia St
Torrance, CA 90501

Mailing Address:
2805 Columbia St, Torrance, CA 90509

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/10/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/20/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362031239

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$375	$0	$375
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$375	$0	$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	Other	3314 A	05/07/1999	05/12/1999	$375	$375	$0	06/16/1999	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201032091

Event: 11/09/1998

Employee's fingertip amputated in capping machine

At approximately 6:45 a.m. on November 9, 1998, Employee #1 was operating an automatic capping machine, a custom-built machine that fed, oriented, and assembled RSVP pen caps and colored balls into a complete cap assembly. She was monitoring part levels in the hoppers when one of the caps became jammed. She pushed the cycle STOP button and picked up the jammed cap with her left hand just as the plunger moved downward. The plunger caught her left middle finger, fracturing it and severing the finger pad. She was taken to Manhattan Medical and then referred to an orthopedic specialist. The causal factors of this accident were (1) failure to deenergize, lock out, or mechanically block the machine before clearing the jam; and (2) failure to use an extension tool to retrieve the jammed part. The employer was cited for an accident-related violation of T8CCR 3314(a).

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, EXTENSION HANDLE, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300757036			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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