Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108863069 - Double M Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 108863069

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 02/14/1992

Site Address:
Double M Corporation
401 N. Mccormick
Oklahoma City, OK 73127

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 271202, Oklahoma City, OK 73127

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2541

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/14/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/10/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361121718
Complaint	73967606	Yes	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$7,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,500
Current Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 C01	04/16/1992	05/19/1992	$2,250	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 D02	04/16/1992	04/21/1992	$2,250	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100303 B01	04/16/1992	04/22/1992	$0	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 775817

Event: 02/06/1992

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT BETWEEN SAW TABLE AND LIFT TABLE

AT 11:00 PM ON FEBRUARY 6, 1992, EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CLEANING UP SAWDUST FROM AROUND THE GIBIN COMPUTERIZED PANEL SAW. THE UNIT WAS DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE DUE TO A BROKEN BRACKET THAT SECURES THE ELECTRICAL CABLES RUNNING TO THE SAW. THE EQUIPMENT WAS NOT LOCKED OUT. EMPLOYEE #1 RAISED THE LIFT TABLE FOR SWEEPING THE SAW DUST WITH AN AIR HOSE. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE DEPARTED TO ANOTHER PLANT AREA. AT 11:20 PM, EMPLOYEES HEARD EMPLOYEE #1 SCREAM AND, RUNNING TO HIS RESCUE, THEY FOUND HIS HEAD AND ARMS TRAPPED BETWEEN THE STATIONARY SAW TABLE AND THE RISING LIFT TABLE. THE NIGHT SUPERVISOR RAISED THE LIFT TABLE, FREEING EMPLOYEE #1, BUT NOT BEFORE HIS NECK AND SPINE WERE BROKEN. THE OFFICE HAD BEEN SECURED SO AN EMPLOYEE WENT TO A NEARBY ESTABLISHMENT TO SUMMON MEDICAL HELP. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOSPITALIZED IN CRITICAL CONDITION, AND EXPIRED ON FEBRUARY 15TH.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, SAW, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NECK, TABLE SAW

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108863069			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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