Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301327664 - Mercury Plastics Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 301327664

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 05/13/2002

Site Address:
Mercury Plastics Inc
14825 Salt Lake Ave
Industry, CA 91746

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3081

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/18/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/17/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362555922

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			1		5
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$38,250	$0	$0	$375	$0	$38,625
Current Penalty	$2,700	$0	$0	$600	$0	$3,300
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3203 A06	09/30/2002	10/25/2002	$0	$375	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Other	3627 H	10/04/2002	10/31/2002	$300	$6,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	03001	Other	23400021	10/04/2002	10/31/2002	$300	$6,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	04001	Other	23400013 A	10/04/2002	10/31/2002	$0	$6,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
5.	05001	Serious	3314 A	10/04/2002	10/31/2002	$2,700	$18,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201796109

Event: 04/29/2002

Employee crushes fingers in printing machine

On April 29, 2002, an employee of Mercury Plastics Incorporated was cleaning the top rolls of a printing machine #4, Serial number 30677, located inside the printing department. He was cleaning the excess glue from the top rolls of the machine with a hand towel, and the rolls had to be kept moving to accomplish the cleaning task. He was not trained in the use of a hand brush or a scraper for the cleaning job. The emergency stop switch located on the small metal box attached to the machine frame did not disconnect the power supply to the machine completely. At some point in the cleaning, his hand was caught in the top rolls of the machine crushing, three fingers on his right hand. He was treated at USC Medical Center for a surgical operation on his thumb and index fingers.

Keywords: PRINTING PRESS, PRINTING, FINGER, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301327664			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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