Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119797595 - Castle Metals

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 119797595

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 01/03/1996

Site Address:
Castle Metals
1625 Tillie Lewis Drive
Stockton, CA 95206

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5051

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/17/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/25/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361397342

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$400	$0	$400
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$400	$0	$400
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	Other	5042 A10	01/30/1996	01/03/1996	$300	$300	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3203 B02	01/30/1996	01/03/1996	$100	$100	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170812556

Event: 12/04/1995

Employee crushes thumb when caught between sling and load

Employee #1, a warehouse worker for Castle Metals, was loading bundled metal into a van using an overhead crane with two 5 ton hoists. He was using pendant controls to move the elevated load west and then south into the van when the load started to swing. When Employee #1 grabbed the back chain either the load shifted or a kinked chain became unkinked, causing it to tighten about the load and his thumb, inflicting a crushing amputation injury.

Keywords: LOADING, HOISTING MECHANISM, LOAD SHIFT, SUSPENDED LOAD, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, OVERHEAD CRANE, CRANE OPERATOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119797595			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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