Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111199998 - Desert Fire Protection

Inspection Information - Office: Nv-E-Reno 0953210

Inspection Nr: 111199998

Report ID: 0953210

Date Opened: 03/05/1991

Site Address:
Desert Fire Protection
505 Valley Road
Reno, NV 89512

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3498

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/25/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/27/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361024540

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$480	$0	$0	$0	$0	$480
Current Penalty	$33	$0	$0	$0	$0	$33
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	Serious	19100147 C01	04/02/1991	05/02/1991	$33	$480	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14238471

Event: 02/25/1991

Employee's hand crushed in threading machine.

Employee #1 was trying to adjust a pipe threading machine so that a 2 in. pipe would be in the middle of the threading die. He knew that the hand lever on the left side of the table was used to move the table with the pipe toward the threading heads. He did not realize, however, that if his body leaned against the table carrying the pipe, the table would react as if the hand lever had been pulled back. Employee #1 had his left hand in the jaw area of the threader, trying to loosen a bolt with a wrench. As he applied pressure to the wrench, his body pushed the table toward the threading heads. The table moved forward, activating the pneumatics of the machine and causing the pipe jaws on the clamps to close on his hand and crush it.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, THREADING MACHINE, WORK RULES, CONTROL LEVER, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, COMMUNICATION, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111199998			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous precision metal workers

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