Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111825279 - The Tribune

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 111825279

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 09/19/1990

Site Address:
The Tribune
409 13th St.
Oakland, CA 94612

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 24304, Oakland, CA 94623

Union Status: Union

SIC:2711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/03/1990

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/12/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361040710

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	3314 A	10/11/1990	10/30/1990	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	342 A	10/11/1990	09/19/1990	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170174619

Event: 08/31/1990

Employee's hand injured between two rollers on conveyor

At approximately 6:15 p.m. on August 31, 1990, Employee #1, who is normally assigned as a truck driver, was loading newspaper color inserts. These banded inserts are sent to the loading dock by the newspaper conveyor system in the hall. The employee attempted to remove a broken bundle of inserts but his right hand was suddenly pulled downward into the 1 in. gap between the two 24 in. wide by 2.5 in. deep belt-covered rollers. He said that the forward belt went into reverse for unknown reasons. He suffered lacerated wounds to his right hand with arterial and nerve damage for which he was hospitalized. A general citation was issued for the violation of T8CCR 4070(a).

Keywords: LOADING, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, LACERATION, CONVEYOR, NIP POINT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111825279			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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