Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125658120 - Hyponex Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125658120

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 01/27/1998

Site Address:
Hyponex Corp.
23390 Flood Rd.
Linden, CA 95236

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 479, Linden, CA 95236

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5921

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/02/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/01/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361375397

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$500	$0	$500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$200	$0	$200
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	342 A	02/10/1998	01/27/1998	$200	$200	$0	03/05/1998	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01002	Other	3214 A	02/10/1998	01/27/1998	$0	$300	$0	03/05/1998	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170762637

Event: 08/19/1997

Employee's arm fractured when caught by conveyor belt pulley

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on August 19, 1997, Employee #1 was standing on a 12 ft stepladder adjusting the 8 in. wide tail pulley of a bark conveyor while the 2 ft wide conveyor belt was running. He sustained a fractured right arm when it entered the in-running nip point, located approximately 9 ft 6 in. above the ground. Employee #1 was a maintenance worker for the Hyponex Corporation, which processes and packages tree bark for landscaping.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, BELT CONVEYOR, CAUGHT BY, CONVEYOR, ARM, NIP POINT, PULLEY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125658120			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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