Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120173836 - Sea Products Cold Storage

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 120173836

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 02/29/1996

Site Address:
Sea Products Cold Storage
270 Hwy 101 South
Crescent City, CA 95531

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2092

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/13/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/21/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361666662

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$1,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,125
Current Penalty	$1,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,125
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	3203 A	03/27/1996	03/22/1996	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	4310 A01	03/13/1996	03/14/1996	$1,125	$1,125	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170362438

Event: 02/09/1996

Employee's finger amputated in bandsaw

Employee #1, of Sea Products Co., which operates a seafood processing and cold storage facility, was using a 14 in. Super-Biro Delux bandsaw, model BB, serial #1183, to cut frozen crabs in half and score their legs. The bandsaw section below the upper wheel to the upper guide had only a flat piece of metal on one side. The teeth, which projected beyond this, were used to score the crab legs. A 1 5/8 in. section above the table opposite the point of operation was not guarded. While cutting crab, Employee #1 cut off half of his right ring finger. He said that he thinks he cut the finger off on the back side of the 1 5/8 in. opening. Sea Products disputes this, saying that the finger was found on the front side of the saw. Inadequate guarding on the bandsaw may have caused this accident.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BANDSAW, FINGER, WORK RULES, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120173836			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators

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