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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125685677 - Cold Spring Granite Company
Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento Mining & Tunneling District Office
Site Address:
Cold Spring Granite Company
36672 Road 606
Raymond, CA 93653
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1411
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/24/1999
Emphasis: L:Tunnel
Case Closed: 07/09/2001
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361673577 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Current Violations | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $20,810 | $0 | $0 | $560 | $0 | $21,370 |
| Current Penalty | $20,810 | $0 | $0 | $560 | $0 | $21,370 |
| 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 G | 05/18/1999 | 07/06/1999 | $280 | $280 | $0 | 06/08/1999 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3210 A | 05/18/1999 | 06/14/1999 | $280 | $280 | $0 | 06/08/1999 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 3. | 02001 | Serious | 3328 E | 05/18/1999 | 07/06/1999 | $2,810 | $2,810 | $0 | 06/08/1999 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 4. | 03001 | Serious | 3203 A07 C | 05/18/1999 | 05/28/1999 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 06/08/1999 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 5. | 04001 | Serious | 3314 A | 05/18/1999 | 03/03/1999 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 06/08/1999 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 6. | 05001 | Serious | 6966 C | 05/18/1999 | 05/28/1999 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 06/08/1999 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 7. | 06001 | Serious | 6973 G | 05/18/1999 | 05/26/1999 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 06/08/1999 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 6:45 a.m. on March 3, 1999, Employee #1, of Raymond Granite in Raymond, CA, was changing the wire cutting element on a 10-gauge wire saw. This saw operates using emery (silicon carbide particles) applied by the force and speed of a 3/16 in. diameter, 1,200 ft long metal wire being drawn across large, approximately cubic granite blocks. Employee #1 was making 4 in. slabs of unpolished granite for use as gravestones and building material when one of the nine wires broke and became jammed on the new wire spool. Because it was broken from the main run, the approximately 150 ft long piece had to be cut from the machine. The remainder of the wire than had to be pulled through the machine and later rethreaded by hand As the broken wire was pulled through the machine, it became tangled on one of the shafts and became taut. Apparently, Employee #1 went to the tangle and cut one of the taut wires, which snapped back and wrapped around his throat, pinning his neck against a 3 in. diameter pipe. He died of asphyxia.
Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WIRE ROPE, PINNED, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SAW, NECK, FLYING OBJECT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125685677 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's |