California Box: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Apr 18, 2019: Employee suffers fingertip amputation in machine

At 1:50 p.m. on April 18, 2019, an employee was assigned to operate the "AG Stacker" machine to complete orders. The employee completed two orders on his list and began working on the third one for the day when a piece of corrugated cardboard got jammed. The employee attempted to unjam the cardboard without following the employer's Lock-Out/Tag-Out procedures. The employee reached for the jammed cardboard and in the process placed his hand over a sensor which caused a mechanical part to retract and make contact with his fingertips. The employee suffered amputation his fingertips and was transported to a local medical center, where he was treated for his injuries but was not hospitalized.

Incident on Sep 1, 2017: Employee's finger is amputated when caught in a stacking mac

At 7:45 a.m. on September 1, 2017, an employee was working at a manufacturing company specializing in custom packaging and corrugated cardboard boxes. The employee regularly cleaned around the facility and observed how to operate the Apstar Stacking Machine. The Apstar Stacking Machine, stacks finished cardboard into set qualities that are later packaged and shipped to the customer. The machine is automatic and has a sensor to identify when the desired quantity has been reached. When the cardboard stack reaches an appropriate height, a bar that holds the stack of cardboard is retracted and the stack of cardboard falls onto a conveyor and then is palletized and shipped. The employee noticed what he thought was the cardboard being stacked improperly by the machine. The employee leaned into the machine and placed his hand under a stack of cardboard. As the employee leaned in, his head passed through the sensor which triggered the bar holding the cardboard stack to retract. The tip of the employee's right ring finger was amputated.

Incident on Jul 2, 2002: Employee's hand is injured in machine rollers

On July 2, 2002, Employee #1 was working with an assistant on a laminating machi ne (Automatan, Model Number 4260, Serial Number 4260-124), which applies labels to corrugated sheets. The assistant was at one end of the machine feeding the co rrugated sheets, while Employee #1 was at the other end monitoring the progress of the final product. As Employee #1 was walking back towards the station were t he laminated sheets are ejected, he slipped, lost his balance, and his left hand became caught between the rollers of the machine. He was hospitalized for treat ment of the crushed and degloved hand.