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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 311860381 - Fedex Ground Package System,Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office
Site Address:
Fedex Ground Package System,Inc.
8200 Elder Creek Rd
Sacramento, CA 95824
Mailing Address:
1000 Fed Ex Drive, Coraopolis, PA 15108
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4783
NAICS: 488991/Packing and Crating
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/21/2008
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/09/2011
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362335283 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,000 |
| Current Penalty | $9,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,000 |
| 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 | Serious | 3314 C | 08/04/2008 | 08/21/2008 | $9,000 | $18,000 | $0 | 08/25/2008 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On April 8, 2008, an employee was working as a maintenance technician with FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., at a hub in Sacramento. He had been assigned, as he was each day, to inspect and service the facility's scan tunnels. They were a system of belt conveyors moving through an array of mirrors and cameras. One step of the service of the tunnels was to clean and dust the mirrors and cameras. The scan tunnel where the accident occurred had a single mirror and camera located underneath the belt conveyors. After cleaning the mirror and camera, the employee was exiting the area, when the feather duster he used to dust the mirror and camera became entangled in the end pulley of an operating belt conveyor. His right hand was drawn into the pulley as well. He was able to shut the system down by actuating a safety cord, and a coworker cut the belt to free his hand. Emergency personnel responded, and he was transported to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. He was treated for trauma to his right hand; treatment required four surgeries and a major skin graft. The employee was released after spending ten days in the hospital.
Keywords: MAINTENANCE, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MECH MAT HANDLING, SKIN, NIP POINT, PULLEY, CONVEYOR BELT, HAND
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 311860381 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Machinery maintenance occupations |