Inspection Detail

Inspection: 315313650 - Heritage Paper

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 315313650

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 04/20/2011

Site Address:
Heritage Paper
6850 Brisa Street
Livermore, CA 94550

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5113

NAICS: 424130/Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/07/2011

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/19/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361579279
Complaint	207490327	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$280	$0	$18,280
Current Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$280	$0	$18,280
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	3241 C	06/09/2011	06/27/2011	$280	$280	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	43000001 A	06/09/2011	06/27/2011	$18,000	$18,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202586731

Event: 04/19/2011

Employee's Fingers Are Amputated by Table Saw

On April 19, 2011, Employee #1, with Heritage Paper, was using an unguarded table saw to make a bevel cut in a plywood strip approximately 0.75 in. by 1.25 in. by 23.5 in. He pushed the wood strip into blade with his left hand. When the wood strip kicked back, Employee #1's left fingers contacted the blade. He was hospitalized at Valley Medical Center for amputations of his second, third, and fourth fingers. Employee #1 was transferred to California Pacific Medical Center for surgery to reattach two of the amputated fingers. The cause of the accident was failure to use a saw blade guard and a push stick while making the cut.

Keywords: KICK BACK, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, SAW, EXTENSION HANDLE, BLADE, UNGUARDED, TABLE SAW

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315313650			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous precision woodworkers

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