Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111965760 - James M. Paiva

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 111965760

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 02/17/1995

Site Address:
James M. Paiva
Belle Road At Meridian Road
Chico, CA 95826

Mailing Address:
13193 Carmen Ln., Chico, CA 95926

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0173

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/21/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/12/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362111528

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$560	$0	$560
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$560	$0	$560
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	02/21/1995	02/17/1995	$335	$335	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	4075 A	02/21/1995	03/21/1995	$225	$225	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170360671

Event: 08/22/1994

Employee's fingers amputated by sweeper

At 6:15 p.m. on August 22, 1994, Employee #1 was harvesting in an almond orchard, operating a Weiss Manufacturing, Inc., almond sweeper when a limb got caught in the chain drive and stopped the sweeper. He turned off the drive lever and left the sweeper's engine running. When Employee #1, who was standing on the right front side of the machine at the chain drive, reached his right hand into the sweeper to pull out the limb, his fingers were pulled into the chain and sprocket drive. The drive chain apparently turned enough to amputate two of Employee #1's fingers, then stopped because pressure had built up in the hydraulic system. Employee #1's index finger was amputated above the midjoint and his middle finger was amputated at the midjoint. He did not shut off the engine or follow the proper lockout procedures. In addition, the backside of the chain and sprocket was not guarded.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, HARVESTER, LOCKOUT, SPROCKET, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111965760			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm workers

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