Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125531392 - Windsor Mill

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125531392

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 02/23/2005

Site Address:
Windsor Mill
661 Railroad Ave
Willits, CA 95490

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2431

NAICS: 321918/Other Millwork (including Flooring)

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/23/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/16/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361601735

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$16,200	$0	$0	$185	$0	$16,385
Current Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$185	$0	$6,485
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	3314 C	03/08/2005	03/18/2005	$185	$185	$0	03/15/2005	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	02001	Serious	3999 B	03/08/2005	03/18/2005	$6,300	$16,200	$0	03/15/2005	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170765218

Event: 02/21/2005

Employee's Hand Is Injured When Caught in Conveyor Belt

On February 21, 2005, Employee #1 was pushing a rubber conveyor belt back into place on its pulley when his left gloved hand was caught between the pulley and the belt at the tensioner. He was hospitalized for fractures of both bones in his lower left arm. There was no guard on the in-running side of the tensioner and Employee #1 failed to shut off the conveyor before attempting to realign the belt.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BELT, GLOVE, BELT CONVEYOR, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ARM, PULLEY, HAND, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125531392			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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