Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300798659 - Vie-Del Company

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 300798659

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 03/27/2000

Site Address:
Vie-Del Company
11903 S Chestnut Ave
Fresno, CA 93725

Mailing Address:
P O Box 2908, Fresno, CA 93745

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2084

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/30/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/09/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362278210

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$400	$0	$400
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	5001 C	03/30/2000	03/27/2000	$400	$4,000	$0	04/24/2000	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201082088

Event: 10/05/1999

Employee's finger amputated when caught in hook

At approximately 4:55 p.m. on October 5, 1999, Employee #1 was trying to attach a five ton overhead crane hook to the hook of a gondola. On this particular gondola the hook was small and the operator was having trouble attaching the large hoist hook into it. He got the hook in with his right hand when his left hand index finger got caught between the hoist hook and safety latch. He was raising his arm to try to release his finger when crane operator, who viewed these signals from a mirror, thought Employee #1 was signaling to raise the load. The operator, who was at the controls, raised the load which caused Employee #1's finger tip to be amputated below the first joint of the index finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CRANE HOOK, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, HOIST, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRANE OPERATOR, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300798659			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Hoist and winch operators

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