Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111899753 - Sierra Pacific Industries

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 111899753

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: 11/15/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/25/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361356181

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170697635

Event: 09/30/1991

Employee's fingertip amputated in mouth of chipper

At 4:30 p.m. on September 30, 1991, Employee #1 was working as a millwright for Sierra Pacific Industries in Burney, CA. He was unjamming the feed throat and infeed conveyor system to the sawmill scrap chipper. While Employee #1 straightened a piece of scrap lumber, the chipper caught the other end of it and slapped his hand up against a metal brace at the mouth of the chipper. The tip end of Employee #1's right ring finger was amputated. The investigation found that the chipper and feed system met our requirements and that Employee #1 was following safe work practices as specified in the employer's job safety analysis. No citation will be issued; no violations were found.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, CHIPPER, MILLWRIGHT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111899753			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Millwrights

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