Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119800118 - Merced Color Press Dba World Color

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 119800118

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 07/30/1997

Site Address:
Merced Color Press Dba World Color
2201 Cooper Avenue
Merced, CA 95348

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3139, Merced, CA 95344

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2752

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/30/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/08/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362078800

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170812630

Event: 02/10/1997

Employee injured when struck by falling pick-up head

On February 10, 1997, Employee #1 was using a robotic pick-up head, in manual mode, to place a bundle of telephone directory pages on a pallet. The bundle was not properly strapped, so once it was on the pallet Employee #1 raised the pick-up head to the 'stopped' position and bent over the pallet to realign it. As he was doing, this the cogged belt that controlled the pick-up head's vertical movement broke. The pick-up head fell, striking Employee #1 on the head, neck, shoulders, and back.

Keywords: HEAD, SHOULDER, BELT, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BACK, MECH MAT HANDLING, NECK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119800118			Hospitalized injury	Other	Miscellaneous printing machine operators

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