Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109470989 - Specialty Forest Products, Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109470989

Report ID: 0418200

Date Opened: 03/30/1993

Site Address:
Specialty Forest Products, Incorporated
3328 West Ellis Road
Griffin, GA 30223

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2439

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/30/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/03/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360825111

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			1		5
Current Violations	4			1		5
Initial Penalty	$3,450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,450
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 C01	04/15/1993	05/18/1993	$625	$750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A03 II	04/15/1993	05/18/1993	$625	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100303 G02 I	04/15/1993	05/03/1993	$625	$750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004A	Serious	19100304 A02	04/15/1993	05/03/1993	$625	$450	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004B	Serious	19100304 F05 V	04/15/1993	05/03/1993	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	02001	Other	19100303 F	04/15/1993	05/03/1993	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 922211

Event: 03/23/1993

Employee killed when pulled into rollers

At around 3:30 p.m. on March 23, 1993, Employee #1 was foreman for a six-man crew that was forming 43 ft roof trusses. He ordinarily supervised an average of nine employees, performed routine maintenance on equipment, and acted as an equipment operator when a crew member was absent from work. That day, the crew was short two men so the owner was helping out. Employee #1 was operating the truss roller machine on the input side. The owner, who was separated from Employee #1 by the two rollers, was standing on the receiving side. When the truss was halfway through, Employee #1 stopped the rollers because a cleat was falling off. He replaced the cleat and restarted the equipment. The machine stopped again, with about 40 ft of the truss through the rollers. At this point, cleats do not normally fall off. The owner looked back, did not see Employee #1, and concluded that the equipment had jammed. Because there were only 3 ft of truss left to finish, the owner restarted the equipment. He was unaware that Employee #1 was bent down behind the rollers. The owner saw an arm come through the rollers and quickly hit the reverse button. Employee #1 had been caught in the rollers and died at the scene. There was no ingoing point of operation guard used and a trip bar was present only on the receiving side.

Keywords: WORK RULES, INTERLOCK, ROLLER--MACH/PART, INEXPERIENCE, NIP POINT, COMMUNICATION, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109470989			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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