Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125733428 - Sierra Pine

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125733428

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 03/06/2001

Site Address:
Sierra Pine
4300 Dominguez Rd
Rocklin, CA 95677

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2493

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/05/2001

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 08/16/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361709033

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201171675

Event: 01/31/2001

Employee Suffers Broken Arm

At approximately 12:30 a.m. on January 31, 2001, Employee #1 was doing general clean up under the conveyor belt line. The belt support roller is 7 ft above the concrete floor and approximately 9 ft long and 3.5 in. wide. The roller is metal and the belt is plasticize canvass. Employee #1 observed a strip of duct tape that had been on the belt had stuck to the roller and the loose end was flapping. Employee #1 showed the piece of flapping tape to his supervisor and tried to grab the end of the tape but missed. The supervisor told Employee #1 to leave the tape alone. The supervisor turned to leave the area and heard Employee #1 grunt. The supervisor turned back and saw Employee #1's arm between the belt and roller. Employee #1 suffered a broken right wrist and arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BELT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CONVEYOR, ARM, WRIST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125733428			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.