Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119754539 - Michigan-California Lumber Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 119754539

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 09/18/1992

Site Address:
Michigan-California Lumber Co.
3950 Carson Rd
Camino, CA 95709

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 486, Camino, CA 95709

Union Status: Union

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/07/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/16/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361410178

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations		2				2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$0	$100,000	$0	$0	$0	$100,000
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	3203 A06 B	10/07/1992	11/06/1992	$0	$50,000	$0	10/09/1992	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Serious	3270 B	10/07/1992	11/06/1992	$0	$50,000	$0	10/09/1992	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 956565

Event: 09/15/1992

Employee injured in fall at sawmill

Employee #1 is the # 3 diverter operator at a sawmill. Numerous jams of lumber were coming from the bin sorter onto the reman table by the quad belt. Employee #1 went to where the lumber had jammed and used a pick iron to pry the lumber free. He was standing on an oily electric motor near an opening in the building where the lumber is conveyed into the mill. The electric motor was approximately 2 ft above the floor and approximately 1 to 2 ft from the 5 ft 5 in. high and 6 ft long opening. His pick iron slipped and Employee #1 fell from the motor backward 30 ft and landed on concrete on his buttocks with his hands behind him to help break his fall. Employee #1 required hospitalization. Two serious willful citations were issued. The employer had unsafe work conditions for a long time and did nothing to provide a suitable work platform.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, SLIP, JAMMED, FALL, SAWMILL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, ARM, HAND TOOL, WORK SURFACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119754539			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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