Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119734408 - Northwestern Miter

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 119734408

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 12/10/1993

Site Address:
Northwestern Miter
8354 Industrial Ave
Cotati, CA 94931

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2499

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/29/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/15/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361379860

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$375
Current Penalty	$375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$375
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	4070 A	12/29/1993	01/27/1993	$375	$375	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170727879

Event: 12/08/1993

Employee's fingers amputated in belt and pulley

Employee #1 is employed as a machine operator on a lineal grooving machine. This machine utilizes a belt and pulley to maintain pressure on materials during its folding operation. The belt drive is a flat belt with numerous v configurations that ride in a v-belt pulley. On Employee #1's machine, the back of the pulley housing was not guarded. The belt was worn and was continually coming off. Employee #1 had put it back on several times. As the belt once again began to work its way off, Employee #1 tried to push it back on with his hand while the machine was running. His fingers became caught between the belt and the end of the pulley. It severed the first and middle fingers of his left hand to the first knuckle.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BELT, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, POINT OF OPERATION, V-BELT, PULLEY, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119734408			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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