Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111957130 - U.S. Machinery, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento Mining & Tunneling District Office

Inspection Nr: 111957130

Report ID: 0950651

Date Opened: 02/11/1992

Site Address:
U.S. Machinery, Inc.
Royal Mountain King Mine
Copperopolis, CA 95228

Mailing Address:
5400 Raley Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95838

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1796

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/16/1992

Emphasis: L:Tunnel

Case Closed: 01/04/1993

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$1,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,400
Current Penalty	$1,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,400
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	6995 B	04/02/1992	02/11/1992	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	3314 D	04/02/1992	02/11/1992	$1,400	$1,400	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170201297

Event: 02/11/1992

EMPLOYEE IS STRUCK BY INADEQUATELY SECURED OBJECT

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 A.M. ON FEBRUARY 11, 1992, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INJURED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK AND PINNED BY A 2,634-POUND GOLD ORE CONVEYOR TRANSFER BOX THAT FELL FROM THE TAIL SECTION OF A RADIAL STACKING CONVEYOR BEING ERECTED BY ANOTHER COMPANY. THE CREWS WERE IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING THE CONVEYOR INTO THE TOWER SADDLES. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT ELEVATING THE TOWER END OF THE CONVEYOR ALLOWED A FLANGE OF THE TRANSFER BOX TO CATCH AND HANG UP ON THE GEAR HOUSING OF A CHAIN HANGING FREE BESIDE THE TRANSFER BOX. UNAWARE OF THIS SITUATION, THE CREWS WERE UNABLE TO ALIGN THE ASSEMBLY AND INSTALL THE BOLTS AND PINS. EMPLOYEE #1 WENT TO RETRIEVE THE CHAINS NEEDED FOR ALIGNMENT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING DIRECTLY BESIDE THE TRANSFER BOX WHEN HE UNKNOWINGLY TWISTED THE GEAR BOX CASE OF THE CHAIN HOIST OUT FROM UNDER THE LIP OF THE TRANSFER BOX ON WHICH IT WAS CAUGHT. IMMEDIATELY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE TRANSFER BOX BEGAN TO SLIDE OFF OF THE CONVEYOR. EMPLOYEE #1 JUMPED TO THE GROUND TO GET CLEAR OF THE FALLING BOX AND BECAME MIRED IN THE SURROUNDING MUD, WHERE HE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY THE TRANSFER BOX.

Keywords: UNSECURED, INATTENTION, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, CONVEYOR, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111957130					Occupation Not Listed

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