Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125504571 - Nu Forest Products/Pacific Leisure Products

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125504571

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 06/07/1996

Site Address:
Nu Forest Products/Pacific Leisure Products
33 Healdsburg Avenue
Healdsburg, CA 94550

Mailing Address:
P.O.Box 727, Healdsburg, CA 94550

Union Status: Union

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/20/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/20/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362135477

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$150	$0	$650
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$150	$0	$650
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	23400023	06/20/1996	06/20/1996	$150	$150	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	4075 A	06/20/1996	06/20/1996	$500	$500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170888028

Event: 06/05/1996

Employee's fingers amputated when caught in drive

Employee #1 had worked for five years for a company engaged in paint staining and automatic painting of siding. On the day of the accident, he was adjusting a slide gate on the Paint-O-Matic machine for the size of the material being run. He was standing on the opposite side of the machine from the gate when he reached in. His fingers became caught in the unguarded chain and sprocket drive, and were amputated.

Keywords: CHAIN, MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CAUGHT BY, SPROCKET, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125504571			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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