Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112029046 - The Pacific Lumber Company

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 112029046

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 06/01/1992

Site Address:
The Pacific Lumber Company
125 Main Street
Scotia, CA 95565

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 37, Scotia, CA 95565

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/02/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/02/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361378011

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Serious	4353 A	06/02/1992	06/08/1992	$5,000	$5,000	$0	06/11/1992	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170170344

Event: 05/26/1992

Employee's forearm caught and injured by ram

On May 26, 1992, Employee #1 was operating a banding machine. A unit of lumber was being fed into the machine and the automatic process had been started by Employee #1. The automatic cycle starts with a hydraulic ram that slowly descends from the top. Then the rams from the side squeeze the lumber unit for automatic banding. This automatic cycle takes about 15 seconds and during that time the operator is free to move around. After starting the cycle, Employee #1 saw a sticker sticking out where the banding waste would be taking place. The top ram was still descending and the side ones had not started when Employee #1 reached in past the side ram and broke the sticker. His shirt sleeve and watch band became hung up on the broken sticker and the side ram crushed his forearm.

Keywords: CLOTHING, HYDRAULIC RAM, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, FOREARM, CAUGHT BY, CRUSHED, MACHINE--MISC, RAM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112029046			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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