Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119797082 - California Cedar Products Co.

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 119797082

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 04/19/1996

Site Address:
California Cedar Products Co.
1340 W. Washington Street
Stockton, CA 95203

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 528, Stockton, CA 95201

Union Status: Union

SIC:2499

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/19/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/29/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361672207

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170812598

Event: 03/14/1996

Employee's thumb amputated in drive unit of gang saw

On March 14, 1996, Employee #1, a machine tender, was manually adjusting a 5 in. wide belt on the drive unit of a gang saw. He was attempting to take off the belt with his fingers when his right thumb became caught between the belt and the drive unit's 16 in. diameter pulley. Instead of pulling out his thumb, Employee #1 rotated the pulley a full revolution. His thumb was pinched between the belt and pulley, and partially amputated. The saw and drive unit were both locked out at the time of the accident, and the power was disconnected.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, BELT, WORK RULES, THUMB, SAW, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, PULLEY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119797082			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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