Inspection Detail
Inspection: 301333985 - Ronford Products
Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office
Site Address:
Ronford Products
1116 E 2nd St
Pomona, CA 90723
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:5093
NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/16/2005
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/28/2006
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 362600793 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
Current Violations | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
Initial Penalty | $31,270 | $0 | $0 | $5,335 | $0 | $36,605 |
Current Penalty | $15,885 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,885 |
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 | 342 A | 02/18/2005 | 03/18/2005 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
2. | 01002 | Other | 4650 D | 02/18/2005 | 03/18/2005 | $0 | $335 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
3. | 02001 | Serious | 4838 A | 02/18/2005 | 03/04/2005 | $2,025 | $3,035 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
4. | 03001 | Other | 3203 A | 02/18/2005 | 03/04/2005 | $0 | $3,035 | $0 | 08/22/2005 | F - Formal Settlement | |
5. | 04001 | Serious | 3383 A | 02/18/2005 | 03/04/2005 | $1,260 | $12,600 | $0 | 08/22/2005 | F - Formal Settlement | |
6. | 05001 | Serious | 3382 A | 02/18/2005 | 03/04/2005 | $12,600 | $12,600 | $0 | 08/22/2005 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 9:35 a.m. on January 17, 2005, Employee #1 was fixing a plastic extruder machine, Welex Plastic Extruder, Model 650-24, Serial Number 251. It had been taken out of service due to a hydraulic problem that prevented the breaker plates from shifting and thus the extruder screens could not be cleaned. Because the extruder screens could not be cleaned the plastic material was left to solidify in the extruder barrel. Employee #1 was using personal protective equipment provided by the employer, safety glasses, gloves and a dust mask. He turned on the barrel heaters which heats the barrel to between 350 and 430 degrees Fahrenheit. He then began replacement of the hydraulic unit. Once the hydraulic unit was installed Employee #1 removed and cleaned the shifter plates. A slug of material had formed in the barrel between the screw and the breaker plates. The slug measured 13.5-in. long and 6-in. in diameter. He used a propane torch to heat the slug to loosen it since the internal heaters would not reach the area where the slug was. He then put some acrylic material in the extruder feed throat and started the screw. He wedged a pry bar between the side of the barrel and the material slug. The slug, hot vapors and burnt material spewed out of the barrel severely burning Employee #1. He was hospitalized with second-degree burns to his face, back, chest, hands and arms.
Keywords: BURN, CHEST, MAINTENANCE, PPE, BACK, ARM, FACE, HAND
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 301333985 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Supervisors, extractive occupations |