Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125694679 - Somers Building Maintenance

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125694679

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 11/27/2000

Site Address:
Somers Building Maintenance
3390 Venture Dr
Lincoln, CA 95648

Mailing Address:
2410 Manning St Suite E, Sacramento, CA 95815

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7349

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/27/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/15/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361713654

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Serious	4355 B02	05/03/2001	05/08/2001	$0	$18,000	$0	06/04/2001	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201171048

Event: 11/14/2000

Employee Lost Finger Using A Baler

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on November 14, 2000, Employee #1 lost his middle finger of his right hand while using a horizontal baler. He was an employee of Somers Building Maintenance. He stuck his finger into a slot on the baler that provides a path for one of the wires that binds the bale together. Employee #1 tried to place the wire through while his finger was in the opening. His finger was sheared while it moved past the opening ram of the baler, with the ram moved back. As a result, his finger was amputated. He went to a local hospital for treatment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, BALER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125694679			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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