Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125825299 - Decorative Specialties, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125825299

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 07/13/2004

Site Address:
Decorative Specialties, Inc.
9191 Cmd Ct.
Elk Grove, CA 95624

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2431

NAICS: 321911/Wood Window and Door Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/16/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/31/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362326720

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
Current Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
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	3314 A	12/07/2004	12/17/2004	$18,000	$18,000	$0	12/23/2004	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201176021

Event: 07/08/2004

Employee is injured after his arm was caught in conveyor

On July 8, 2004, an employee, an operator with Decorative Specialties, was the in-feed operator of a wide-belt sanding unit used in the manufacturing of cabinet doors. A wooden door had broken apart in the sanding unit and a piece of the door became jammed where it exits the sander. After unsuccessfully trying to use a long stick to remove the piece of wood, the employee walked around the sander and without turning it off, grabbed the piece of wood with his gloved hand. The employee indicated his glove became entangled in the moving conveyors and pulled his hand and arm into the conveyors. After being released, he was transported by another employee to Methodist Hospital in Elk Grove. The employee was hospitalized and treated for dislocation of the right elbow and fractures to his right arm requiring surgery to insert a metal plate.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, DISLOCATED, ELBOW

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125825299			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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