Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119730612 - Napa Wine Company

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 119730612

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 08/26/1993

Site Address:
Napa Wine Company
7840 St. Helena Hwy.
Oakville, CA 94562

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 434, Oakville, CA 94562

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2084

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/08/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/15/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361322100

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,000
Current Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,000
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	3583 A	10/08/1993	10/08/1993	$4,000	$4,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170718332

Event: 08/25/1993

EMPLOYEE LACERATES WRIST USING GRINDING TOOL AT WINERY

AT ABOUT 9:15 A.M. ON AUGUST 25, 1993, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REMOVING THE EXCESS MATERIAL THAT HAD BUILT UP ON THE GRATES GUARDING THE CONVEYOR SCREW ON A WHITE WINE PRESS. THE GRINDING WHEEL ON THE 7-INCH, POWERED, HAND-HELD MATERIAL GRINDER HAD NO GUARD. WHEN THE GRINDER CAUGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE MACHINERY, IT BOUNCED BACK, SLICING THROUGH EMPLOYEE #1'S LEFT WRIST. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED FIRST AID AT THE SITE WHILE THE AMBULANCE WAS SUMMONED. HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY TO REATTACH MUSCLES AND TENDONS.

Keywords: GRINDER, WORK RULES, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, UNGUARDED, WRIST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119730612			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Welders and cutters

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