Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111802484 - Brisbane Recycling Co. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office

Inspection Nr: 111802484

Report ID: 0950613

Date Opened: 11/02/1994

Site Address:
Brisbane Recycling Co. Inc.
5 Beatty Ave.
Brisbane, CA 94005

Mailing Address:
150 Executive Park #4250, San Francisco, CA 94134

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1795

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/17/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/16/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362300204

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$250	$0	$0	$50	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$250	$0	$0	$50	$0	$300
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	Other	3314 G	03/17/1995	03/31/1995	$50	$50	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	3314 A	03/17/1995	11/02/1994	$250	$250	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170379499

Event: 10/04/1994

Employee's hand injured when caught in V-belt drive

At approximately 3:15 p.m. on October 4, 1994, Employee #1, of Brisbane Recycling Co., Inc., was repairing a powered V-belt drive for a conveyor belt. The power was switched off, but not locked out, when the employee removed the V-belt guard to check the belt tension. At that moment, a coworker switched on the power, activating the belt drive and catching Employee #1's hand. He was hospitalized for treatment of the resulting injuries to his fingers.

Keywords: REPAIR, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, V-BELT, CONVEYOR BELT, COMMUNICATION, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111802484			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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