Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105766596 - Ameristaff Companies Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Virginia Central 0355100

Inspection Nr: 105766596

Report ID: 0355119

Date Opened: 03/20/1992

Site Address:
Ameristaff Companies Inc.
100 Jackson Street
Martinsville, VA 24112

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3951, Martinsville, VA 24115

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7363

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/24/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/24/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360298327

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 947432

Event: 03/18/1992

EMPLOYEE'S HAND INJURED ON PARTIALLY GUARDED SAW BLADE

AT 10:00 A.M. ON MARCH 18, 1992, EMPLOYEE #1, WAS BEING INSTRUCTED BY A TRAINER TO RUN A KNOT CUTOFF SAW. HE HAD BEEN RECEIVING INSTRUCTION SINCE ABOUT 7:30 AM. THE TRAINER LEFT EMPLOYEE #1 ALONE TO RUN THE SAW FOR 2 TO 3 MINUTES, WHILE HE WENT TO GET A DRINK OF WATER. THE SAW BLADE WAS NOT FULLY GUARDED. AS EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FEEDING 1-INCH BY 2-INCH BY 10-FOOT BOARDS TO BE CUT OFF, HE GOT HIS RIGHT HAND CAUGHT IN THE SAW BLADE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOSPITALIZED AS A RESULT OF HIS INJURY.

Keywords: SAWYER, WORK RULES, SAW, INEXPERIENCE, HAND, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105766596					Occupation Not Listed

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