Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119911618 - Sloco Recycles

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 119911618

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 03/07/1995

Site Address:
Sloco Recycles
438 Tank Farm Rd.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93406

Mailing Address:
970 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/10/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/23/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362181927

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$165	$0	$165
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$165	$0	$165
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	4184 B	03/22/1995	04/24/1995	$165	$165	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170708689

Event: 03/02/1995

Employee's hand caught between fixed guard and conveyor belt

At about 11:15 a.m. on March 2, 1995, .Employee #1 was loading papers onto a conveyor belt, which was about 3 ft wide, that fed into a large paper shredder. There was a fixed guard on the industrial paper shredder machine, model #10, to protect the rollers for the shredder. The guard extended about 15 in. over the conveyor belt and was 1 3/8 in. above the belt, allowing room for the paper to enter. Employee #1 attempted to flatten some papers on the conveyor belt and got too close to the guard. He caught his right hand between the guard and the conveyor belt. He was taken to the hospital, where he stayed for nearly two hours. A citation was issued because the guard caused a pinch point between the guard and the conveyor belt.

Keywords: PAPER SHREDDER, GUARD, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, NIP POINT, CONVEYOR BELT, HAND, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119911618			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Laborers, except construction

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