Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125837468 - Auburn Journal Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125837468

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 02/24/1999

Site Address:
Auburn Journal Inc
1030 High Street
Auburn, CA 95604

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 5910, Auburn, CA 95604

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/07/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/06/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361500549

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$300	$0	$5,300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$600	$0	$600
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	Other	342 A	07/21/1999	07/26/1999	$300	$300	$0	08/05/1999	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Other	4185	07/21/1999	07/26/1999	$300	$5,000	$0	08/05/1999	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170618839

Event: 01/27/1999

Employee's fingers injured in bundle-tying machine

At approximately 1:45 a.m. on January 27, 1999, Employee #1 was tying together bundles of newspapers, preparing to load them onto trucks. He was taking a break between loads and leaned back on the bundle-tying machine. Employee #1 was resting his hands on the machine's table when his foot activated the foot-control device. The ring and middle fingers on his left hand became caught in the machine and were nearly severed. Employee #1 was hospitalized for five days.

Keywords: FINGER, FOOT CONTROL, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, HAND, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125837468			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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