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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 111966065 - Las Plumas Lumber Co.
Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office
Site Address:
Las Plumas Lumber Co.
1245 Oro Dam Blvd.
Oroville, CA 95965
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1947, Oroville, CA 95965
Union Status: Union
SIC:2431
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/03/1993
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/21/1994
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361391352 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $175 | $875 | $0 | $1,050 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $175 | $875 | $0 | $1,050 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citation Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 25000010 A | 01/18/1994 | 02/03/1994 | $175 | $175 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3328 G | 01/18/1994 | 02/03/1994 | $700 | $700 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Repeat | 23400023 | 01/18/1994 | 02/03/1994 | $175 | $175 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At 5:40 a.m. on November 3, 1993, Employee #1 had his right hand amputated when the horizontal pull saw he was using kicked back and ran over his wrist. He had just made an angle cut on four short pieces of 2 in. by 4 in. stock and had let the saw go to return to the back of the table. The saw suddenly kicked backward and somehow caught him on the right edge of his right wrist, completely severing the hand. He had been holding the four pieces of stock on edge with his right hand and pulled the saw with his left hand. He had let go of the stock and released the saw before it returned through the cut stock. The cut pieces of stock (right or left) apparently moved in front of the saw, causing it to kick back. A large area of the table was eroded from many different angle cuts. A 4 in. by 12 in. angle was used to make the cut. Employee #1 was flown by helicopter to Ralph K. Davies Hospital in San Francisco, where the hand was reattached.
Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, SAW, HAND, WRIST
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111966065 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Sawing machine operators |