Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300758364 - Pelican Products

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300758364

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 03/10/2000

Site Address:
Pelican Products
23215 Early St
Torrance, CA 90505

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/20/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/09/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362403198

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$560	$0	$18,560
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,120	$0	$1,120
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	3384 A	04/25/2000	05/12/2000	$560	$560	$0	07/26/2000	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Other	3314 A	04/25/2000	04/28/2000	$560	$18,000	$0	07/26/2000	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201032869

Event: 01/14/2000

Employee's hand burned by plastic from injection molder

At approximately 7:00 a.m. on January 14, 2000, an assistant supervisor at a plastic products manufacturer stopped a Cincinnati Milacron injection molding machine, product number VT-165-13, to replace a cooling water hose. He became distracted and did not purge the barrel or see that it was purged. The barrel's heating element remained energized. At approximately 7:30 a.m., Employee #1, a material handler, used his right hand to clear material from the orifice leading into the mold. Hot material spurted out from the barrel onto his hand, causing third-degree burns. Employee #1 was not wearing protective gloves or using extension tools.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, PPE, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, PLASTIC MFG, EXTENSION HANDLE, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, HAND, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300758364			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Molding and casting machine operators

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