Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111887238 - Pacific Gas And Electric

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 111887238

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 06/30/1993

Site Address:
Pacific Gas And Electric
Kelso Road & Burns Road
Byron, CA 94514

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 7779, San Francisco, CA 95210

Union Status: Union

SIC:4931

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/06/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/04/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362107039

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$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 A	10/19/1993	06/30/1993	$300	$300	$0	11/17/1993	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170725923

Event: 05/19/1993

EMPLOYEE'S THUMB AMPUTATED WHEN CAUGHT IN PULLEY

ON MAY 19, 1993, EMPLOYEE #1'S LEFT THUMB WAS AMPUTATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FREE A 3/8-INCH CABLE THAT HAD BECOME CAUGHT IN AN 8-INCH DIAMETER PULLEY WHILE UNDER A LOAD. DUE TO LIMITED ROOM, A TRUCK WAS PULLING A 3/4-INCH ROPE AT RIGHT ANGLES TO A PULLEY ATTACHED TO ANOTHER TRUCK'S BUMPER. THE 3/8-INCH CABLE WAS ATTACHED TO THE ROPE BY A 6 INCH LONG SWIVEL. THE SWIVEL BECAME JAMMED IN THE PULLEY WHILE PASSING THROUGH IT. EMPLOYEE #1 TRIED TO MOVE THE 3/8-INCH CABLE TO FREE THE JAMMED PULLEY BUT SOMEHOW HIS HAND WAS PULLED INTO IT.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRUCK, PULLEY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111887238			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Electrical power installers and repairers

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