Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111913976 - Keller Industries

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 111913976

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 08/17/1990

Site Address:
Keller Industries
1800 Grogan Ave.
Merced, CA 95340

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3499

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/27/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/08/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361050248

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170196018

Event: 08/06/1990

Employee's finger injured in chain and sprocket drive

At 10:30 p.m. on August 6, 1990, Employee #1, of Keller Industries, was operating a circular metal-cutting saw adjacent to an aluminum extrusion machine. He observed that a 1/4 in. diameter, low-tension rubber belt was off a pulley that turned a conveyor roller on the extrusion machine. His instructions and training were to report the problem to the maintenance department. Instead, he proceeded to put the belt back on the pulley without turning off or locking out the conveyor control. He inadvertently stepped on a properly guarded foot pedal as his finger was in the nip point of a chain and sprocket drive that was guarded by location. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization. As a result of the accident, the employer installed a guard on the chain and sprocket.

Keywords: FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET, NIP POINT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111913976			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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