Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125793141 - Western Metal Building Products, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125793141

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 07/08/1997

Site Address:
Western Metal Building Products, Inc.
1326 Paddock Place
Woodland, CA 95776

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3444

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/27/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/18/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361503980

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			2		5
Current Violations	3			2		5
Initial Penalty	$5,900	$0	$0	$600	$0	$6,500
Current Penalty	$5,900	$0	$0	$600	$0	$6,500
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	342 A	08/27/1997	08/27/1997	$200	$200	$0	09/08/1997	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01002	Other	3999 B	08/27/1997	10/26/1997	$400	$400	$0	09/08/1997	W - Empr Withdrew
3.	02001	Serious	4075 A	08/27/1997	09/26/1997	$400	$400	$0	09/08/1997	W - Empr Withdrew
4.	03001	Serious	4227 A	08/27/1997	10/26/1997	$500	$500	$0	09/08/1997	W - Empr Withdrew
5.	04001	Serious	4187 A	08/27/1997	10/26/1997	$5,000	$5,000	$0	09/08/1997	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201170396

Event: 06/27/1997

Employee's fingers amputated in roll forming machine

At approximately 9:50 a.m. on June 27, 1997, Employee #1 was working as a trainee at Western Metal Building Products, a company that manufactured corrugated sheet metal goods. The accident happened during the morning after Employee #1 was assigned new duties of working on the roll forming machine with an experienced operator who was training him on the operational procedures. He was observing the operator, standing by the side of the machine next to the rolls. Employee #1's left arm was at his side, and at some point he put his hand down by the forming rolls. His glove became caught in the in-running rolls, and his fingers were pulled through the rolls and crushed. First aid was applied and he was taken to Woodland Memorial Hospital for treatment of four amputated or partially amputated fingers. Although guards were on the floor next to the machine, neither the top of the machine nor the rolls were guarded in any way at the time of the accident. The guards were not adequate by OSHA standards, but they would have prevented the accident. The causal factors of the accident were the lack of guards on the machine and inattention by Employee #1.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INEXPERIENCE, FORMING MACHINE, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125793141			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sheet metal worker apprentices

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