Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1223987.015 - California Department Of Transportation

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco District Office

Inspection Nr: 1223987.015

Report ID: 0950611

Date Opened: 04/06/2017

Site Address:
California Department Of Transportation
Bay Bridge W4 Span
San Francisco, CA 94130

Mailing Address:
111 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 541614/ Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/19/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/06/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1199927

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$25,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,200
Current Penalty	$7,200	$0	$0	$600	$0	$7,800
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	3328(G)	07/26/2017		$600	$7,200	$0	08/08/2017	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	4002(A)	07/26/2017		$7,200	$18,000	$0	08/08/2017	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 97279.015

Event: 04/06/2017

Employee amputates finger while moving truss web scaffold

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on April 6, 2017, an employee was engaged in moving a truss web scaffold. The truss web scaffold was a four level scaffold attached to the side of the San Francisco Bay Bridge. A tugger motor was used to move the scaffold. The movement speed of the operation was approximately walking speed. The employee had gloves on both hands. The employee was using the left hand to guide the wire into the tugger motor. The left gloved hand got pulled in by the wire. The employee's left hand fingers got pinned by the wire against the tugger motor spool. The employee was operating the tugger motor with the right hand. The employee released the tugger motor control. The tugger failed to stop and continued to operate. The employee used the right hand to pull the wire in an attempt to release the left hand. The employee's right hand finger got pinched by the wire and the spool of the tugger motor. The employee pulled the right hand out. The right hand glove with the amputated right middle finger fell into the bay. The employee suffered an amputated right middle finger, lacerations to right ring and index fingers, crushed left index, middle and ring fingers. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught By, Finger, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Pinned, Scaffold, Truss

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1223987.015	64	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance

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