Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301122099 - Angelica Textile Services

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 301122099

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 07/15/2004

Site Address:
Angelica Textile Services
401 Ryder St.
Vallejo, CA 94590

Mailing Address:
401 Ryder Street, Vallejo, CA 94590

Union Status: Union

SIC:7213

NAICS: 812331/Linen Supply

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/21/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/30/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361728694

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$20,700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,700
Current Penalty	$2,700	$0	$0	$300	$0	$3,000
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	11/02/2004	11/22/2004	$300	$2,700	$0	12/06/2004	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	3328 G	11/02/2004	11/22/2004	$2,700	$18,000	$0	12/06/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201486750

Event: 07/14/2004

Employee Suffers Amputation Using Textile Press

On July 14, 2004, Employee #1 was operating a Lavatec Press. The Lavatec Press was a fully enclosed press with an access door that received washed linen and compressed the linen to remove excess water. The Lavatec Press was equipped with an internal electric eye to detect if any linen was out of place before the press activated. During operation, the Lavatec Press stopped and a warning light on the machine came on. The electric eye had become covered up with a pillow case causing the press to go into fault-mode. Employee #1 opened the door on the machine, put his left hand on the press and removed the pillow case from the electric eye with the right hand. As soon as the pillow case was removed, the press activated and amputated Employee #1's left index finger. The interlock on the press door had been disabled approximately one month prior to the accident. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, INTERLOCK, TEXTILE, PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301122099			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators

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