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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 111907663 - Butte Water District
Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office
Site Address:
Butte Water District
Main Canal, Off Larkin Rd., 1 Mile E. Gridley
Gridley, CA 95948
Mailing Address:
735 Virginia St., Gridley, CA 95948
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4971
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: LocalGovt
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/06/1992
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/04/1993
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362110223 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 3203 A | 11/12/1992 | 12/14/1992 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 5194 E01 | 11/12/1992 | 12/14/1992 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Serious | 3270 B | 11/12/1992 | 12/14/1992 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 03001 | Serious | 4002 A | 11/12/1992 | 12/14/1992 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
On September 28, 1992, several employees were attempting to manually lower a canal gate to conserve water and to remove a limb caught in the gate. The gate is manually operated with a counterweight system. The pulleys are used only to raise or lower the gate on a single cable; normally this is done automatically by the water level. One employee went to get a weir hook from his truck while the other two employees were standing on each end of the gate. The canal was nearly dry and there was no pressure on the gate. Either one or both employees were getting off the gate when suddenly the gate raised up, catching Employee #1's right thumb in the nip point of the cable and pulley. He was freed from the pulley and taken to Gridley-Biggs Hospital. He was transferred to Enloe Hospital in Chico, and later to Ralph K. Davies Hospital in San Francisco, where his right thumb was amputated and replaced with one of his big toes.
Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, WIRE ROPE, CANAL, WORK RULES, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, PULLEY
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111907663 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Miscellaneous plant and system operators |