Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112122932 - San Joaquin Tractor

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 112122932

Report ID: 0950626

Date Opened: 03/13/1992

Site Address:
San Joaquin Tractor
1201 Union Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93305

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 70067d, Bakersfield, CA 93308

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5083

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/05/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/16/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361352594

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,600	$0	$1,600
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,600	$0	$1,600
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	05/07/1992	06/04/1992	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	4184 B	05/07/1992	06/04/1992	$1,600	$1,600	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170716674

Event: 02/28/1992

Employee's thumb impaled in press

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on February 28, 1992, Employee #1 was in a cotton picker shop using a hydraulic press to disassemble spindles. He placed a spindle in the base plate recess with his right hand and operated the foot pedal with his right foot. As the ram came down to press the spindle apart, his right thumb became caught between the ram and the small end of the spindle. His thumb was impaled by the 1/4 in. diameter spindle. Employee #1 was taken to Memorial Hospital, Bakersfield, CA, where the spindle was removed from his thumb. Employee #1 was released from the hospital on March 2, 1992.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DISMANTLING, IMPALED, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SPINDLE, FOOT-POWERED PRESS, HYDRAULIC PRESS, PRESS OPERATOR, RAM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112122932			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Farm equipment mechanics

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