Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119614550 - Pacific Bell

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco District Office

Inspection Nr: 119614550

Report ID: 0950611

Date Opened: 09/16/1994

Site Address:
Pacific Bell
549 Valencia St.
San Francisco, CA 94110

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4813

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/17/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/17/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361403686

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	Serious	4002 A	10/28/1994	12/07/1994	$5,000	$5,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170204408

Event: 08/31/1994

hydraulic cutter severed thumb

An outside plant technician working on a heavy construction crew had pulled out an old electric cable. The lead-sheathed cable was about 75 millimeters in diameter. The employee's truck was equipped to pull out the cable and chop it into pieces. The cable needed to have a clean cut on the end so that it could be drawn through a long tube as part of the operation. The employee used a hydraulic cutter to make the cut. As he was raising the cutter into position, he felt a pain in his left hand. He discovered that part of his left thumb was missing when he removed his work glove. The cutter had amputated it. He was hospitalized where surgeons reattached his thumb, which was found inside his work glove.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, ELECTRIC CABLE, WORK RULES, THUMB, HYDRAULIC TOOL, HAND, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119614550			Hospitalized injury	Other	Communications equipment operators, n.e.c.

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