Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112095807 - Friends Of The Garden

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 112095807

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 04/02/1992

Site Address:
Friends Of The Garden
449 Throckmorton Ave.
Mill Valley, CA 94941

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1028, Mill Valley, CA 94941

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0782

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/02/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/15/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361321946

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	5194 E01	04/21/1992	05/21/1992	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3203 A	04/21/1992	05/21/1992	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170170666

Event: 04/01/1992

Employee's fingers severed by mitre saw

Employee #1 was using a Hitachi mitre saw to cut 60 degree point ends on 2 by 2 stakes. The saw's telescoping guard hung up at the 60 degree position and did not retract freely because of the saw and guard design. The solution was to manually lift the guard until it cleared the work, at which point it would operate freely. Employee #1 released the trigger and the saw blade wound down. When he thought the saw was about to stop, he reached to move the guard with his left hand. The decelerating blade caught his hand, pulled it into the saw and severed all of Employee #1's fingers. The severed fingers and a portion of his hand were jammed between the blade and the upper guard on the left side. The portion of his hand and three fingers were reattached; the thumb was amputated because of shredding damage; his forefinger was too badly shredded to re-use.

Keywords: SEVERED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, GUARD, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, SAW, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112095807			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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