Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314826330 - Southern Sierra Gen. Engineering, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 314826330

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 08/30/2011

Site Address:
Southern Sierra Gen. Engineering, Inc.
877 Oleander Rd.
Taft, CA 93268

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1113, Taft, CA 93268

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 213112/Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/04/2012

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 02/23/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102638590

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$500	$0	$500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$500	$0	$500
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	Other	5042 A10	01/06/2012	01/16/2012	$500	$500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202470688

Event: 08/25/2011

Employee's Finger Is Amputated by Suspended Load

On August 25, 2011, Employee #1 was working for a general oil field engineering firm that specializes in the sales, repair and service of oil well pumping units. He was part of a crew rigging a gear box to be loaded onto a crane truck. Employee #1 placed nylon straps around the gear box and utilized a chain to prevent it from turning during the lifting procedure. A crane operator lifted the gear box approximately 6 to 12 in. as directed by Employee #1. While Employee #1 manually manipulated the gear box, the chain rolled over onto his thumb, partially crushing it. Employee #1 was a full time permanent employee of the employer. Employee #1 was transported to Occupational Medical Group, where he was treated, including the surgical removal of the tip of his thumb.

Keywords: RIGGING, AMPUTATED, FINGER, SUSPENDED LOAD, THUMB, CRUSHED, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, PUMP, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314826330			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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