Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125737114 - Samoa Pacific Cellulos

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125737114

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 09/24/2001

Site Address:
Samoa Pacific Cellulos
#1 Lp Dr
Samoa, CA 95564

Mailing Address:
Po Box 218, Samoa, CA 95564

Union Status: Union

SIC:2499

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/24/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/13/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361709587

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201171261

Event: 08/02/2001

Employee's finger amputated when caught by rollers

On August 2, 2001, Employee #1, a utility worker at a pulp mill, was injured while working in the machine room. The machine was down and was being brought back into production. Employee #1 was waiting for the machine to start. When the machine did not start, Employee #1 started to help feed the tape through the rolls in an effort to start the machine. Employee #1 placed the tape into a running roll and the fingers on her left hand were caught by the roll and smashed, requiring an amputation of the employee's left middle finger tip. Employee #1 had worked in another pulp mill for 17 years, she was not aware that this mill shuts the rolls off to feed the tape through the rolls. On the day of the accident, Employee #1 was assigned to operate a forklift and had not been instructed to attempt to do anything to try to start the machine. Employee #1 was treated for her injuries but not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROLLER--MACH/PART, MILL--PLANT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125737114			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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