Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111810495 - Oliver Rubber Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 111810495

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 09/16/1993

Site Address:
Oliver Rubber Co.
1200 65th St.
Oakland, CA 94662

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 8447, Oakland, CA 94662

Union Status: Union

SIC:2822

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/27/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/15/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361406283

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6					6
Current Violations	6					6
Initial Penalty	$8,455	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,455
Current Penalty	$8,455	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,455
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	3944 B	09/27/1993	10/06/1993	$1,215	$1,215	$0	-
2.	02001	Serious	4002 A	09/27/1993	10/06/1993	$4,000	$4,000	$0	-
3.	03001	Serious	4050 A	09/27/1993	10/06/1993	$810	$810	$0	-
4.	04001	Serious	4051 B	09/27/1993	10/12/1993	$810	$810	$0	-
5.	05001	Serious	4070 A	09/27/1993	10/15/1993	$810	$810	$0	-
6.	06001	Serious	4075 A	09/27/1993	10/15/1993	$810	$810	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170702419

Event: 03/18/1993

Employee's hand caught between in-running rolls

Employee #1 had been employed with Oliver Rubber Company for about 24 1/2 years at the time of this incident and was currently working as a utility operator. As a utility operator, Employee #1 would fill in for absentee personnel whenever production demands required additional manpower on any of the plant production lines. On the morning of March 18, 1993, Employee #1 had been assigned to work on the pre-cure buff and pack line, which consists of a single line conveyor feeding a pre-cured, molded tire tread, in 32-foot lengths, through a five- step process. In this procedure the back side of the tread is buffed, rubber cement is applied and partially dried to obtain the desired tackiness, and the material is rolled and palletized for shipping. At the beginning of the work shift, the operation was interrupted by a malfunction of the c-brush. After the malfunction was resolved and they were restarting the line, Employee #1 observed that some rubber cement had accumulated on the nozzle in the cement applicator. The cement feed nozzle is located inches above the in-running rollers which mix and spread the adhesive over the back of the prepared tread. Employee #1, acting out of habit from long practice, reached into the machine to pull out the obstruction and caught the fifth and fourth fingers of his right hand in the nip point of the rolls. Employee #1 was able to free his hand from the machine, limiting the extent of his injury. He was transported to the Alta Bates Hospital emergency room for treatment. As a result of this incident the second and third phalanges of the small finger on his right hand were amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111810495			Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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