Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305477960 - Cambro Manufacturing Company

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 305477960

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 01/26/2005

Site Address:
Cambro Manufacturing Company
7601 Clay Ave
Huntington Beach, CA 92648

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3087

NAICS: 325991/Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/11/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/04/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362466633

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$40,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$40,500
Current Penalty	$21,375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$21,375
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	3328 B	03/16/2005	03/28/2005	$18,000	$22,500	$0	04/08/2005	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	3328 H	03/16/2005	03/28/2005	$3,375	$18,000	$0	04/08/2005	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201036837

Event: 12/30/2004

Employee's Arm Is Fractured in Explosion

At 12:20 a.m. on December 30, 2004, Employee #1, was working in the injection molding area of a plastic products manufacturer freeing a jam of hardened resin in an injector nozzle by melting the resin with a propane torch. The impeller tube end cap of the JWS Injection Molder Model J385E, Serial Number 289730311, exploded. Employee #1 was taken to UCI Medical Center for treatment of facial burns, a fractured right arm, shrapnel injury to his torso, and smoke inhalation. Employee #1 was following written Cambro policy; however, the procedure was not specified by the manufacturer.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, PROPANE TORCH, EXPLOSION, PROPANE, ARM, SMOKE INHALATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305477960			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Molding and casting machine operators

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