Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119721744 - Napa Pipe

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 119721744

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 09/10/1992

Site Address:
Napa Pipe
1025 Kaiser Road
Napa, CA 94558

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3547

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/17/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/17/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361389364

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170717896

Event: 09/03/1992

Employee's finger skinned to bone by turning bar

Employee #1, an ultrasonic tester operating technician, was testing pipe seam welds for flaws when a crooked 36 in. diameter by 40 ft long pipe was brought into the test station to be straightened. Employee #1 used a 4 in. long turning bar to straighten the pipe. As he made the last pull on the bar to do the final straightening operation, the pipe kicked back and struck the turning bar. The turning bar hit the fixed frame of a newly-installed, automated ultrasonic testing machine, located 58 in. above and 15 in. behind the work platform. The impact pinched the flesh off the end of Employee #1's left index finger and removed it to the bone. Employee #1 was treated at a hospital emergency room and released. The emergency room physician listed the injury as an amputation, but no bone or fingernail was lost, only the fleshy finger pad of the first joint.

Keywords: FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119721744			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Production inspectors, checkers and examiners

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