Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111899746 - Sierra Pacific Industries

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 111899746

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 11/05/1991

Site Address:
Sierra Pacific Industries
Hwy. 299
Burney, CA 96013

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1700, Barney, CA 96013

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/05/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/13/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361356249

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170168736

Event: 10/05/1991

Employee's hand infected through scratch

On October 5, 1991, Employee #1, a planerman for Sierra Pacific Industries, Burney plant, was cleaning grit from and changing coolant in a Neman knife grinder. He scratched the back of his right hand. Over the next three days, his hand became extremely inflamed and Employee #1 was hospitalized for three days and treated with intravenous antibiotics. He fully recovered. It was determined that the coolant, which was 1 percent Castrol VS977 and 99 percent water, had become laden with bacteria and had entered Employee #1's hand through the scratch. The material safety data sheet showed the coolant to be non-hazardous in dilution. No citations were issued.

Keywords: GRINDER, MAINTENANCE, CLEANING, ABRASION, HOUSEKEEPING, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111899746			Hospitalized injury	Other	Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators

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