Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111747671 - Dow Chemical

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 111747671

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 11/14/1991

Site Address:
Dow Chemical
901 Loveridge Road
Pittsburg, CA 94565

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1398, Pittsburg, CA 94565

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2812

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/10/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/15/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361318793

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3664 A13	12/10/1991	12/10/1991	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170197347

Event: 08/12/1991

Employee's finger pinched by forklift fork and wood

At around 12:45 p.m. on August 12, 1991, Employee #1 and a coworker, of Dow Chemical Co., were picking up a pallet of KF (potassium fluoride) that was on top of another pallet from the warehouse. Because a piece of wood was covering the forklift holes of the top pallet, Employee #1 asked the coworker to loosen the wood by driving the forklift forward and then back out so he could remove the wood. The forklift did not back out far enough, so Employee #1 asked the coworker to back out some more while he held on to the wood. Instead of backing out, the forklift moved forward, pinching Employee #1's right ring finger between the fork and the wood. Employee #1 was taken to Los Medanos Hospital.

Keywords: WAREHOUSE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PALLET, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111747671			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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