Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300796752 - Dynamis

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 300796752

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 02/04/1999

Site Address:
Dynamis
1125 Muscat Ave
Sanger, CA 93657

Mailing Address:
Po Box 397, Sanger, CA 93657

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5084

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/04/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/27/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361690985

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$125	$0	$3,625
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 A	04/15/1999	04/20/1999	$125	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	3314 B	03/15/1999	03/18/1999	$3,500	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201081478

Event: 12/14/1998

Employee's hand crushed when caught in machine

On December 14, 1998, Employee #1 attempted to clear a jam in a bagging machine for a hydro-mulch producer. A supervisor was called over to the machine to assist in clearing the jam. The supervisor stated that he had instructed the employee to get a hydro-washer to unclog the machine. Thinking that Employee #1 had left the immediate area, the supervisor "hand" cycled the machine in order to check a weak weld. Instead of getting the hydro washer, the employee picked up an air hose and was using that to try to get the bale of mulch out of the machine. When the machine cycled, Employee #1's hand was caught in the "door" portion of the ram action and was crushed. The employee was hospitalized as a result of the injury.

Keywords: MACHINIST, WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, AIR HOSE, BALER, WATER HOSE, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300796752			Hospitalized injury	Other	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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.