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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125633750 - Tharco
Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office
Site Address:
Tharco
2222 Grant Ave
San Lorenzo, CA 94580
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:2653
NAICS: 322211/Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/17/2000
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/20/2000
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361490857 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $1,380 | $485 | $0 | $1,865 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $1,380 | $485 | $0 | $1,865 |
| 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 | 3314 F | 07/25/2000 | 09/20/2000 | $485 | $485 | $0 | P - Petition to Mod Abatement | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Repeat | 6151 G01 | 07/25/2000 | 07/29/2000 | $730 | $730 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 03001 | Repeat | 3203 B | 07/25/2000 | 09/20/2000 | $650 | $650 | $0 | P - Petition to Mod Abatement |
Investigation Summary
On March 31, 2000, Employee #1 was struck by a piece of heavy, stiff cardboard, knocked off balance and fell backward onto a concrete floor. Employee #1 was "tailing off" or catching cut cardboard expelled out the output side of a "4-bar slitter" machine, a S&S Brand, Number 7461, manufactured in 1960. Employee #1 was guiding the 84-inch by 90-inch pieces onto a wooden pallet located 18 to 20-inches behind the slitter machine. The run of cardboard was almost completed, and the stack of cut cardboard was approximately 33-inches off the floor. A piece of cardboard being expelled from the slitter machine, at approximately 36 inches from the floor, caught the rear edge of the top sheet on the pallet, propelling the sheet backward. The top sheet then struck Employee #1, knocking him off balance and causing him to fall backward, striking his head on the concrete floor. He suffered a longitudinal skull fracture and was hospitalized, and is undergoing rehabilitation outside the plant.
Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, FALL, STRUCK BY, SLITTER
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125633750 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Slicing and cutting machine operators |