Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312909435 - Placement Pros

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 312909435

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 05/05/2009

Site Address:
Placement Pros
36445 Road 172
Visalia, CA 93292

Mailing Address:
3334 S Mooney Blvd, Visalia, CA 93277

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7363

NAICS: 561320/Temporary Help Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/05/2009

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/11/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362061616

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201492188

Event: 03/23/2009

Employees Amputates Finger in Chain Sprocket Drive

At 7:20 a.m. on March 23, 2009, Employee #1, an employee of Placement Pros, Inc., was reinstalling a belt on a sheave assembly of a running Compaq fruit grading machine at the Paramount Citrus facility in Visalia, California. As Employee #1 was adjusting the belt on the sheave, his hand slipped and his index finger got caught in the adjacent chain sprocket drive. Employee #1 sustained a partial amputation of his right hand index finger. He was transported to Palm Occupational Medicine in Visalia, California, for treatment of his injury.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SPROCKET

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312909435			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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