Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108238098 - Weyerhaeuser Company

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 108238098

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 03/22/1991

Site Address:
Weyerhaeuser Company
77629 S Pacific Hwy
Cottage Grove, OR 97424

Mailing Address:
Ec4-103 Po Box 9777, Federal Way, WA 98063

Union Status: Union

SIC:5113

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/29/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/22/1991

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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	19100147 C07 III A	05/20/1991	05/23/1991	$2,500	$2,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 793927

Event: 03/22/1991

Employee's foot amputated when caught in machine

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on March 21, 1991, Employee #1, a maintenance man, and a plant coworker, were taking measurements on a log cutoff saw for a merchandiser. They prepared to go to the other side of the equipment for some more measurements and had climbed out over the railing and proceeded to the other side of the catwalk. The employee elected to cross over the log pan kickers instead of walking around. As he crossed over the log pan, he activated the beam on an electronic eye, starting a chain reaction, and causing the log pan to raise at a 90 degree angle and try to empty. The employee slipped and fell as the machine went through its cycle and started to return. He was almost out of the machine when the log pan closed, catching his left foot and crushing it. The foot was later amputated at the hospital. Employee #1 had not locked out the machine.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FALL, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108238098			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Millwrights

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