Inspection Detail
Inspection: 120273180 - San Diego Union Tribune
Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office
Site Address:
San Diego Union Tribune
350 Camino De La Reina
San Diego, CA 92108
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2759
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/09/2000
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/31/2000
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 361642259 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
Current Violations | ||||||
Initial Penalty | $21,600 | $0 | $0 | $800 | $0 | $22,400 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Other | 23400001 | 09/20/2000 | 09/25/2000 | $0 | $400 | $0 | A - Amendment | Citation has been deleted. | |
2. | 01002 | Other | 3203 A07 C | 09/20/2000 | 09/25/2000 | $0 | $400 | $0 | A - Amendment | Citation has been deleted. | |
3. | 02001 | Serious | 4440 | 09/20/2000 | 09/25/2000 | $0 | $3,600 | $0 | A - Amendment | Citation has been deleted. | |
4. | 03001 | Serious | 3314 A | 09/20/2000 | 09/25/2000 | $0 | $18,000 | $0 | A - Amendment | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 5:40 a.m. on March 6, 2000, Employee #1injury of his middle, ring, and little fingers of his right hand. The injury occurred as a result of a contact of the fingers with rotating printing press cylinders while feeding a sheet of 52-in.-wide "lead paper" between two cylinders at unit 6 in "A" press section. He was using a brown adhesive tape in feeding the paper into the 69-in.-long by 8-in.-diameter cylinders as the third shift was finishing up and was "making ready" for the next shift to use the press. According to Employee #1, he was attempting to feed a "lead paper" between the cylinders after pushing in the safety button and seeing the green light but the safety button was not going down easily. Then on coworker started the machine and his right hand fingers were caught by the starting cylinders. He pulled the fingers out and washed them. He was hospitalized for one hour. There were no witnesses to the accident. Employee #1 had no training to do this job. The contributing factors to the accident were, no guarding to the cylinders and failure to lock and tag the unit.
Keywords: PRINTING PRESS, AMPUTATED, CYLINDER, PRINTING, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TAG, UNGUARDED
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 120273180 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Printing machine operators |