Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125790246 - Western Wood Fabrication

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125790246

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 10/30/2001

Site Address:
Western Wood Fabrication
3700 Riego Road
Elverta, CA 95626

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2439

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/14/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/12/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361714512

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$16,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,200
Current Penalty	$16,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,200
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	Serious	3273 I	12/14/2001	12/19/2001	$16,200	$16,200	$0	01/09/2002	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170871230

Event: 06/19/2001

Employee sustained laceration of leg when stacking trusses

About 7:20 a.m. on June 19, 2001, Employee #1 and other employees were stacking completed trusses outside the fabrication building. The trusses were pushed out of the building by the truss plate press rollers. The first of a new truss configuration had just come out of the building and it was observed that several of the truss plates were missing. The supervisor made the decision to reverse the truss plate press and served the truss back through the press into the building. Employee #1 and a coworker who were stacking trusses were told to stand at the steel support table at the building opening, to make sure that the truss plates did not get caught on the support table as they crossed over the edge of the table. Employee #1 and the coworker would lift the truss up as each plate crossed over the support table end. One truss was different from what Employee #1 and the coworker had handled before. It was quite large and had a drop down section that was sticking out. Unexpectedly, Employee #1 was caught by the truss and pinned against the end of the support table, and then pressed against the building, before anyone could hit the emergency stop buttons. The corner of the support table lacerated Employee #1's leg as he was pinned and lifted up on the table. First aid was provided by another employee until the local paramedics arrived and transported Employee #1 to the Sutter Roseville Medical Center in Roseville, California, where he was treated for severe laceration of the thigh and femoral artery.

Keywords: TRUSS, BUILDING, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, PINNED, CAUGHT BY, THIGH, LACERATION, ARTERY, PRESS, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125790246			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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.