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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 301118055 - Argee Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office
Site Address:
Argee Corporation
9550 Parkway Ct
Santee, CA 92071
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3089
NAICS: 326199/All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/08/2003
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/01/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362419087 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $32,400 | $0 | $0 | $970 | $0 | $33,370 |
| Current Penalty | $16,200 | $0 | $0 | $1,385 | $0 | $17,585 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 3203 A | 10/08/2003 | 10/13/2003 | $485 | $485 | $0 | 10/31/2003 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3314 F | 10/08/2003 | 10/13/2003 | $0 | $485 | $0 | 10/31/2003 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 3314 A | 10/08/2003 | 10/13/2003 | $900 | $16,200 | $0 | 10/31/2003 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 4. | 03001 | Serious | 4601 | 10/08/2003 | 10/31/2003 | $16,200 | $16,200 | $0 | 10/31/2003 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
At approximately12:30 a.m. on August 8, 2003, Employee #1 was standing at the operating end of the hydraulic Thermal-Former machine removing the product and stacking the product on the rack adjacent to the machine. This machine was designed and constructed specifically for the company in 1986, and though there are other thermal-formers in the industry, this is the only machine of its kind in existence. The product got stuck in the forming and cutting element of the former. Employee #1 reached into the unguarded machine to dislodge the plastic. The forming molds closed on his hand trapping three of his fingers in between the striking plate and the tooling of the die. Employee #1 suffered the amputation of the three fingers on his left hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, MOLDING MACHINE, PUNCH PRESS, UNGUARDED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 301118055 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Pressing machine operators |