Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111577565 - Nepa Pallet & Container Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Everett Service Location, Everett, Wa

Inspection Nr: 111577565

Report ID: 1055310

Date Opened: 02/27/1990

Site Address:
Nepa Pallet & Container Co Inc
12027 68th St
Snohomish, WA 98290

Mailing Address:
Po Box 399, Snohomish, WA 98290

Union Status: Union

SIC:2448

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/27/1990

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/22/1991

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$140	$0	$0	$0	$0	$140
Current Penalty	$140	$0	$0	$0	$0	$140
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	0241500103 B	04/04/1990	04/16/1990	$140	$140	$0	04/18/1990	Y - State Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170245070

Event: 02/27/1990

Employee's hand crushed in nailing machine

Employee #1, age 19, and a coworker were working with a Morgan #10 full revolution nailing machine that had been modified over 2 years earlier, but little used since. They placed gang nails and 1 in. by 4 in. boards onto the jig to make a 44 1/4 in. by 56 1/4 in. frame. The gang nails were set on top of the corners of the frame and hand-pressed. The jig was then fed into the machine by a hydraulically fed chain. A foot treadle was depressed, causing an electrically powered gear to lower the modified feet and drive the gang nails into the front corners of the wood frame. The jig was fed further into the machine and the foot treadle was again depressed. Employee #1 was reaching into the machine through a 9 5/8 in. by 60 in. opening to adjust a crooked nail when the right foot descended, crushing his hand.

Keywords: WORK RULES, FOOT CONTROL, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, HAND, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111577565			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Nailing and tacking machine operators

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