Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111965885 - John Remington Dry Wall

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 111965885

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 05/17/1993

Site Address:
John Remington Dry Wall
1170 E. 7th Street
Chico, CA 95927

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 284, Chico, CA 95927

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1742

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/18/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/31/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362110561

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$450	$0	$450
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$450	$0	$450
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	342 A	06/08/1993	05/17/1993	$300	$300	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3203 A	06/08/1993	07/12/1993	$150	$150	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170723233

Event: 02/18/1993

Employee amputates fingers in pulley drive nip point

At 10:30 a.m. on February 18, 1993, Employee #1 was working with a dry wall texture mixing and pump machine. Employee #1 stated that the machine had sat out in the rain for a period of time and when he started the engine, the v-belt began to smoke (slipping). He stated that he took a stick and hit the belt, and a stuck lower slave pulley jumped up and caught his fingers. Upon investigation, it was found that there is no slave pulley in the system. The employer said there was no stick around. It appears that Employee #1 hit the belt with his hand and his fingers became caught in the v-belt and were pulled into the pulley drive nip point. It was reported that belts sometime slip and smoke upon starting, but only for a short time. The engine compartment is guarded by a top-hinged horizontal screen and a front vertical screen. The front screen has to be opened to start the engine. Employee #1 reached through the open top guard to the pulley system on the back side of the engine with his right hand. He was taken to Enloe Hospital, where he was treated for the amputation of his 2nd and 3rd fingertips, 1/4-inch below the fingernails.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ENGINE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, V-BELT, NIP POINT, PULLEY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111965885			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Drywall installers

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