Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1493580.015 - Northwest Pipe Company

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 1493580.015

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 09/17/2020

Site Address:
Northwest Pipe Company
10100 W. Linne Road
Tracy, CA 95377

Mailing Address:
10100 W. Linne Road, Tracy, CA 95377

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 332996/Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/19/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/21/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1649979

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,800	$0	$1,800
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,800	$0	$1,800
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	3203(A)(4)	02/19/2021		$600	$600	$0		Z - Issued
2.	01002	Other	4312	02/19/2021		$1,200	$1,200	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 129618.015

Event: 08/22/2020

Employee fractures hand when pinched between pipe and sander

At 10:30 a.m. on August 22, 2020, an employee working as a laborer for a pipe and pipe fitting fabricator was operating the CCP belt sander. The employee touched the weld being sanded to judge how much more sanding was needed. In doing so, he pinched his left hand between the pipe and sanding belt. The employee fractured his left middle finger, requiring outpatient surgery to insert pins into his finger.

Keywords: Belt Sander, Finger, Fracture, Hand, Inexperience, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Laborer, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal Pipe, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Sanding, Sanding Machine

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1493580.015	20	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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