Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301139408 - San Francisco Chronicle

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 301139408

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 03/02/2004

Site Address:
San Francisco Chronicle
1550 Pacific Ave
Union City, CA 94587

Mailing Address:
901 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94103

Union Status: Union

SIC:2711

NAICS: 511110/Newspaper Publishers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/02/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/24/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361484173

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$24,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$24,750
Current Penalty	$7,425	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,425
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	4000 D	08/05/2004	09/08/2004	$675	$6,750	$0	09/08/2004	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	4002 A	08/05/2004	09/07/2004	$6,750	$18,000	$0	09/08/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201504768

Event: 02/09/2004

Employee Is Killed When Rollers Drop on His Arm

On February 9, 2004, Employee #1, a journeyman of a newspaper production plant in Union City, California, was adjusting the in-feed rollers on a newspaper, Quipp 350 Stacker machine. The rollers dropped on Employee #1's arm, severing tendons in his wrist and causing his death. The point-of-operation was unguarded on the stacker machine and this allowed Employee #1 to perform the roller adjustments from the control panel side instead of the in-feed conveyor belt side of the stacker, where there is no exposure to the crushing hazard.

Keywords: SEVERED, TENDON, MACHINE OPERATOR, ROLLER--MACH/PART, FALL, ARM, CONVEYOR BELT, PAPER MACHINE, UNGUARDED, WRIST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301139408			Fatality	Other	Machine operators, not specified

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