Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125645861 - Nummi-New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 125645861

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 04/13/1998

Site Address:
Nummi-New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc
45500 Fremont Blvd
Fremont, CA 94538

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/08/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/24/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362145682

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$7,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$850	$0	$850
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	4002 A	07/21/1998	08/26/1998	$850	$7,500	$0		A - Amendment

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170722938

Event: 01/22/1998

Employee's fingertip amputated by rope of mechanical winch

On January 22, 1998, Employee #1, an auto worker at a manufacturing plant in Fremont, CA, was working alone on the passenger car seat unloading dock/conveyance unit. He was using a mechanical winch operated by foot pedal to unload car seats from a trailer when the rope became tangled around the capstan. Employee #1 was trying to untangle the rope when his right ring finger became caught between the rope and the capstan, amputating the tip. He was taken to Washington Hospital in Fremont, where he underwent surgery to reattach his fingertip. The accident was caused by an unguarded pinch point, for which the employer was cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 4002(A).

Keywords: AMPUTATED, ROPE, FINGER, WORK RULES, FOOT CONTROL, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MECH MAT HANDLING, LOADING DOCK, WINCH, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125645861			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Automobile body and related repairers

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