Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309368595 - Grafil, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 309368595

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 05/04/2006

Site Address:
Grafil, Inc.
5900 88th Street
Sacramento, CA 95828

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3624

NAICS: 335991/Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/14/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/16/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101178564

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,375
Current Penalty	$3,375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,375
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	4186 B	09/05/2006	09/15/2006	$3,375	$3,375	$0	09/18/2006	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201179652

Event: 04/24/2006

Employee's Hand Is Caught in Machine

On April 24, 2006, Employee #1, a production operator, was addressing a break of fibers at the end of the production line. Several fibers had broken and he tied the loose ends into a knot. The knot was too large to feed through a guide that was positioned in front of two rollers, the final nip point, so he lifted it over the guide. After lifting the knot over the guide, loose ends of the givers wrapped around several of his fingers, and pulled his left hand into the final nip point. The guard in front of the nip point had been raised, leaving a 2-inch opening, allowing his fingers to enter. As his fingers entered the nip point, Employee #1 pulled his hand out. Employee #1 sustained injuries to the tip of three fingers, including the loss of flesh of one, though there was no amputation. He was transported to UC Davis Medical Center, where he was treated and released on the same day.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, GUIDE, NIP POINT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309368595			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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