Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300881984 - Cal North Cabinets Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 300881984

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 05/20/2005

Site Address:
Cal North Cabinets Inc.
2401 Gold River Road
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

Mailing Address:
2401 Gold River Road, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2434

NAICS: 337110/Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/08/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/05/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101173300

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			3		4
Current Violations	1			3		4
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$6,200	$0	$24,200
Current Penalty	$2,700	$0	$0	$4,515	$0	$7,215
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
1.	01001	Other	342 A	09/09/2005	09/14/2005	$4,000	$5,000	$0	09/22/2005	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	3203 B02	09/09/2005	09/26/2005	$515	$515	$0	09/22/2005	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Other	4300 D	09/09/2005	09/26/2005	$0	$685	$0	09/22/2005	J - ALJ Decision
4.	02001	Serious	4300 A	09/09/2005	09/26/2005	$2,700	$18,000	$0	09/22/2005	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201177714

Event: 04/19/2005

Employee Lacerates Finger on Unguarded Table Saw

On April 19, 2005, Employee #1 of Cal North Cabinets, Inc., was using a table saw to cut wood scribe along its length. He had removed the guard on the saw, as instructed, because the saw was not designed to work when the fence was set at 0.31 in., as it was at the time of the accident. He was using a push stick to move the material through the blade, when the wood scribe bound up and kicked back toward him. Because Employee #1 was pushing the scribe toward the blade, his momentum carried his right hand into the unguarded table saw blade. He sustained a laceration of the middle finger on his right (dominant) hand and lesser injuries to his right thumb. A coworker standing next to Employee #1 heard a binding noise, saw the scribe kick back, and witnessed Employee #1 being injured in a "split second." This coworker confirmed that the saw guard cannot be used when wood scribe is being cut, because neither the scribe nor the push stick can be passed over the blade with the saw guard in place. The coworker took Employee #1 for medical treatment at Mercy San Juan Medical Center, where Employee #1 was hospitalized for several days.

Keywords: KICK BACK, FINGER, THUMB, SAW, LACERATION, BLADE, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300881984			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Cabinet makers and bench carpenters

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