Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119769131 - Sierra At Tahoe, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 119769131

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 01/13/1994

Site Address:
Sierra At Tahoe, Inc.
1111 Sierra At Tahoe Road
Twin Bridges, CA 95735

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7011

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/31/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/23/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361351562

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170613285

Event: 01/05/1994

Employee's middle finger severed while repairing snow blower

At about 6:15 a.m. on January 5, 1994, Employee #1, of Sierra at Tahoe, was operating a snowplow/blower during a heavy snowstorm when the shear pins holding the left blower reel broke. Employee #1 placed one hand on the shear pin drive arm and the other hand on the broken reel (which was free wheeling) and tried to line up the holes for the shear pins. As Employee #1 worked, he slipped on the icy road and pulled the reel around with his hand as he went down. As the reel turned, the shear pin spoke spun by the drive arm and amputated the middle finger of his right hand. First aid was administered and Employee #1 was transported to Barton Memorial Hospital, in South Lake Tahoe, and then to Ralph M. Davies Hospital in San Francisco. The finger could not be saved.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, REPAIR, FINGER, WORK RULES, SLIP, SLIPPERY SURFACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119769131			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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