Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302477518 - A.K.A., Moctec Enetrprises, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 302477518

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 12/15/1998

Site Address:
A.K.A., Moctec Enetrprises, Inc.
5328 46th Avenue
Hyattsville, MD 20781

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2099

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/25/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/28/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100964659

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,225	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,225
Current Penalty	$1,113	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,113
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	Serious	19100147 C04 II	02/08/1999	02/14/1999	$1,113	$2,225	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200962538

Event: 12/14/1998

Employee's back injured when caught in gear assembly

Employee #1 was using a water hose to clean a corn tortilla oven and manufacturing machine. The machine had a sheet metal safety guard, which normally covered the gears, sprockets, and chains of the machine's power transmission drive mechanism. At the time of the accident, the machine was running with the guard open so that it could be cleaned. As he was working, Employee #1's shirttail was pulled into the rotating parts. The skin and flesh on the right side of his lower back were then pulled into the gear assembly. He became trapped in the machine and suffered severe lacerations and soft tissue injuries, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: CLOTHING, ROTATING PARTS, GUARD, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, BACK, LACERATION, SKIN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302477518			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Roasting and baking machine operators, food

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