Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120150891 - Pacific Gas & Electric Co

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 120150891

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 07/31/2002

Site Address:
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Bucks Ck Powerhouse, 35 Mi E Of Hwy 70
Storrie, CA 95980

Mailing Address:
77 Beal St., San Francisco, CA 94111

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/13/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/20/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361728900

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170870968

Event: 07/24/2002

EMPLOYEE'S FINGERTIP AMPUTED BY HEAVY GRATING

A crew of employees was replacing metal grating in a substation. Two employees on the crew were flipping over a section of the grating at the back of a pickup truck to position the grating so that they could cut it with a torch. They were both wearing gloves. As they turned the grating over, one of the employee's fingers bumped against the bumper of the truck. The edge of the grating crushed his fingertip, which was caught between the grating and the bumper. The section of grating weighed just over 45 kilograms. First aid was administered, and then the employee was airlifted to a hospital, where he was treated for a crushed fingertip and released. His fingertip was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GRATING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120150891			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.

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