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Inspection Information - Office: Ca American Canyon District Office | ||||
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| Nr: 125530618 | Report ID: 0950615 | Open Date: 01/19/2005 | ||
| Redwood Landfill | ||||
| 8950 Redwood Hwy Novato, CA 94947 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 4953/Refuse Systems | ||||
| NAICS: 562219/Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal | ||||
| Mailing: P.O. Box 793, Novato, CA 94948 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 02/14/2005 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 02/17/2005 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 361604721 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 170842918 | Event: 01/13/2005 | Employee'S Is Injured While Using Pest Control Gun | ||||
| On January 13, 2005, Employee #1, with Redwood Landfill, was using pest control pyrotechnics (also known as "bird bombs") to scatter birds near Novato Airport. While using both hands to fire a 15 mm pyrotechnic shell from a Record 6 mm Weinbert signal pistol, the shell detonated in the pistol's barrel. Employee #1 was hospitalized for an amputation of the tip of his left ring finger. The pyrotechnic shells are designed to explode about 50 ft from the gun. | ||||||
| Keywords: amputated, gunshot, airport, finger, equipment failure, landfill, pyrotechnics | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 125530618 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec | ||