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Inspection: 307164483 - Pacific Rags, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 307164483
Report ID: 0950642
Date Opened: 04/13/2005

Site Address:
Pacific Rags, Inc.
817 East Gage Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90001

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/05/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/04/2008

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 101056877
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 2 3
Current Violations 1 2 3
Initial Penalty $3,150 $0 $0 $5,110 $0 $8,260
Current Penalty $3,150 $0 $0 $5,110 $0 $8,260
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 3203 A 07/06/2005 07/09/2005 $110 $110 $0 -  
2. 01002 Other 342 A 07/06/2005 07/11/2005 $5,000 $5,000 $0 -  
3. 02001 Serious 23400023 07/06/2005 07/06/2005 $3,150 $3,150 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201059581
Event: 04/04/2005
Locking Mechanism Amputates Employee's Finger Tip

At 10:00 a.m., on April 4, 2005, Employee #1, working for Pacific Rags, Inc., was supervising a trainee operating a custom made baler, built by Valley Hydraulics, which consisted of two compartments that revolve about a common axis. Packing plastic and baling tape were loaded at the bottom of the unused compartment while the other compartment was compressed by a hydraulic ram. Employee #1 and the trainee were loading the unused compartment. Employee #1, unaware that the trainee had pushed the revolving compartment he had loaded toward the ram, reached down near the locking mechanism to remove a stray piece of packing plastic and his finger became caught in the locking mechanism, resulting in the amputation of his finger tip. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, PLASTIC MFG

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 307164483 Hospitalized injury Amputation Compressing and compacting machine operators
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