Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125613786 - Norcal Waste Systems, Inc. Dba Sunset Scavenger

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco District Office

Inspection Nr: 125613786

Report ID: 0950611

Date Opened: 07/30/2002

Site Address:
Norcal Waste Systems, Inc. Dba Sunset Scavenger
Tunnel & Beatty Road
San Francisco, CA 94134

Mailing Address:
160 Pacific Ave., Suite #200, San Francisco, CA 94111

Union Status: Union

SIC:4959

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/16/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/16/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362194235

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201181229

Event: 07/19/2002

Employee's Finger Crushed by Falling Engine Part

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on July 19, 2002, Employee #1 was in a service pit replacing a leaf spring assembly on a front loader refuse truck. It was dark in the service pit below the truck and Employee #1 was using his right index finger to check the alignment of the bottom of the centering bolt of the leaf spring assembly, which had a hole on top of the axle beam. The leaf spring assembly was designed to settle into place when the bottom of the centering bolt and the hole on top of the axle beam were aligned. When this happened, Employee #1's right index finger became trapped and was crushed. A coworker raised the hoist, allowing Employee #1 to withdraw his finger, part of which was subsequently amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, REPAIR, FINGER, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, LIGHTING, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125613786			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial machinery repairers

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