Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300782208 - Nulab Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300782208

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 06/19/2003

Site Address:
Nulab Inc
375 Arden Ave
Glendale, CA 91203

Mailing Address:
3191 Casitas Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90039

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2834

NAICS: 325412/Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/13/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/05/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101054278
Accident	101054336

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$550	$0	$550
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$550	$0	$550
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	4070 A	11/13/2003	12/03/2003	$550	$550	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201057650

Event: 05/07/2003

Employee's finger amputated when caught by moving motor belt

Nulab Inc., is primarily a vitamin packing company located in Glendale, California. Employee #1, a machine operator on the capsule polishing machine, had been employed by the company about 5 to 6 years. He had been trained by the maintenance supervisor. Employee #1 was operating the vitamin capsule filling machine when he dropped something and bent down to retrieve it. When he reached for the item that was dropped, Employee #1 placed his right hand on an unguarded moving belt that was on the motor. Employee #1 sustained an amputation of the right pinkie finger and a laceration to his right fourth finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BELT, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, PULLEY, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300782208			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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