Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125720789 - Calstone

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125720789

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 10/14/2003

Site Address:
Calstone
421 Crystal Way
Galt, CA 95632

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5032

NAICS: 423320/ Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/22/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/23/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362343220

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1		2	1		4
Current Violations	1			3		4
Initial Penalty	$14,400	$0	$33,600	$750	$0	$48,750
Current Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$3,150	$0	$21,150
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
1.	01001	Other	3314 F	03/04/2004	03/21/2004	$750	$750	$0	03/26/2004	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Other	4000 A	03/04/2004	03/15/2004	$1,200	$14,400	$0	03/26/2004	J - ALJ Decision
3.	03001	Other	3203 A	02/27/2004	03/15/2004	$1,200	$4,800	$0	03/26/2004	J - ALJ Decision
4.	04001	Serious	3314 A	03/04/2004	03/15/2004	$18,000	$28,800	$0	03/26/2004	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201174273

Event: 09/30/2003

Conveyor Roller Amputates Employee's Finger

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on September 30, 2003, Employee #1 attempted to remove a piece of broken concrete block that had become jammed between the moving conveyor belt and the metal roller table. The block tumbler conveyor belt was moving and energized when Employee #1 attempted to un-jam the machine with his hands. The equipment involved was a block tumbler (called a "Cuber") with a conveyor belt leading to a non-powered metal roller table to a stacking machine. The stacking machine placed the blocks on pallets and ready for transport. This process involved taking 8-in. by 8-in.by 16-in. concrete blocks and putting them through a tumbler for aging purposed. After the blocks come out of the tumbler they fall onto a moving belt powered by a prime mover that transports the blocks to a roller. The roller is not powered. Employees must push blocks along on the rollers to the stacking machine. There are two operators working in this area. Their job is to keep the blocks moving, and rolling toward the stacking machine. During this process chips breaks off of the blocks. These smaller pieces come out of the tumbler with the blocks. Employee#1 was seriously injured when part of his right pinky finger was amputated while attempting to un-jam a piece of machinery. Employee #1 was not using any extension tools to un-jam the rollers. Employee #1 later stated that he was never trained on using extension tools to un-jam the equipment and was told that he cold not stop the process and the blocks needed to just keep moving. Employee #1 suffered the amputation of part of his right pinky finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, JAMMED, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CONVEYOR, CONCRETE BLOCK, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125720789			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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