Type 7 Manufacturing, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Oct 12, 2021: Employee sustains face and neck fractures when struck by com

At 12:00 p.m. on October 12, 2021, an employee was tightening the clamp bolt/nut of a pressurized butane cylinder 6 inch head cap for a Precision Extraction Solutions, Model X10 REV2020, Serial Number 201030065047 cannabis extractor. The equipment pressure at the time was 70 psi and the employee did not depressurize the butane cylinder by closing the Dewax Valve A to stop the flow of butane into the material column. When the employee was tightening the nut, the threads of the bolt securing the clamp unexpectedly failed, causing the head cap of the cylinder to fly upwards, striking the employee in the neck and face. The employee sustained bilateral maxillary and right zygomatic bone fractures and was hospitalized for ten days for surgery and treatment.

Incident on Feb 19, 2021: Employee sustains partial finger amputation from moving mach

At 7:45 a.m. on February 19, 2021, Employee #1, employed in a candy manufacturing facility, was attempting to demonstrate to a coworker where candy was becoming stuck in the folder and folding plate mechanism. While using her left index finger to indicate the location of the jam, she made contact with the moving mechanism. Employee #1 did not disable the power to the machine in order to demonstrate how the candy was oscillating and rotating. As a result, she suffered minor fragmental bone loss, classified as partial amputation to her left index finger. The employee was treated and discharged from Alta Bates - Merritt hospital in less than 24 hours.