Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125808105 - Worthern Enterprises, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125808105

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 01/10/2002

Site Address:
Worthern Enterprises, Inc.
4620 Raley Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95838

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2434

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/10/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/26/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361721582

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170871800

Event: 10/31/2001

Employee Amputates Two Fingers While Using Roller Machine

At approximately 11:15 a.m. on October 31, 2001, Employee #1, a cabinet maker/bench carpenter, was operating a pinch roller machine to make a cabinet. He amputated two fingers and lacerated and crushed two finger tips, while feeding two short pieces of lumber through the pinch roller machine. The fingers became lodged between the underside of the board and the lower pinch roller. The pinch roller was properly guarded and equipped with an emergency stop button. Employee #1 was taken to the emergency room at Kaiser Hospital and released that day.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, FINGER, GUARD, CRUSHED, LACERATION, LUMBER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125808105			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Cabinet makers and bench carpenters

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