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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 310092523 - Accor North America, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office
Site Address:
Accor North America, Inc.
223 Twin Dolphin Drive
Redwood City, CA 94065
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:7011
NAICS: 721110/Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/16/2007
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/03/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101130029 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $5,400 | $0 | $0 | $1,200 | $0 | $6,600 |
| Current Penalty | $2,250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,250 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 3314 G02 | 11/19/2007 | 12/22/2007 | $0 | $600 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 4184 B | 11/19/2007 | 12/22/2007 | $0 | $600 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 3. | 02001 | Serious | 3314 C | 11/19/2007 | 12/22/2007 | $2,250 | $5,400 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 10:10 a.m. on August 12, 2007, Employee #1 was working in the laundry room of a hotel. She was using a laundry folding machine (Model Number S-12-2000, Serial Number 47448), when she tried to untangle the conveyor ribbons. Without first deenergizing the machine, she went around the side stacker unit, sat down on the floor and then laid down below a section of the folder to fix the ribbon. She reached her hand underneath and beyond the machine guard to access the roller and ribbon area. The employee had a coworker turn and the machine "off" and "on" as she used a ball point pen to realign the ribbon. Once she fixed it, the coworker joined the employee in the area under the machine, where she demonstrated how she fixed it. As she pointed, her fingers on her left hand were caught in the in-running nip point of two of the drive rollers for the ribbons. The machine was running at a normal operating speed and drew in her hand palm-downwards up to about mid-palm. The coworker shut down the machine using an emergency stop button, and the employee's hand was fractured, bruised and cut. Employee #1 was transported to Stanford Hospital, where she was treated for left hand injuries but not hospitalized. The employee was not authorized to perform the service procedure but stated that management was aware that the crossed ribbon problem was fixed by unauthorized employees in the past. She also stated that she had seen other laundry employees and engineering staff perform this procedure before without deenergizing the machine. The employer was cited under T8 CCR 3314(g)(2)(A) The Control of Hazardous Energy for the Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing, Setting-Up, and Adjusting Operations of Prime Movers, Machinery and Equipment, Including Lockout/Tagout; T8 CCR 4184. Guarding Required; and T8 CCR 3314. The Control of Hazardous Energy for the Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing, Setting-Up, and Adjusting Operations of Prime Movers, Machinery and Equipment, Including Lockout/Tagout.
Keywords: FRACTURE, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, CONVEYOR, NIP POINT, HAND, UNGUARDED, CONTUSION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 310092523 | Non Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators |