Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112220348 - Wisberg Lumber

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 112220348

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 05/20/1992

Site Address:
Wisberg Lumber
4548 Broad St.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5211

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/22/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/03/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361331200

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$1,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,400
Current Penalty	$1,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,400
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	Other	3203 A	05/22/1992	06/22/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	4300 E	05/22/1992	05/22/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02001	Serious	3203 A07 D	05/22/1992	05/22/1992	$1,400	$1,400	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 511808

Event: 05/14/1992

Employee injured by board kicked back from table saw

At about 11:30 a.m. on May 14, 1992, Employee #1, of Wisberg Lumber Co., was assigned to cut a slice from a 2 in. by 8 in. pine board that was 16 ft long. The cut was at an angle of about 3/4 in. on the end and 3 1/2 in. on the side of the board. Employee #1 put the board with the 2 in. side down on the table and with the cut portion against the fence, which was 4 in. high. He clamped a 2 by 4 onto the table on the other side of the board being cut. Although this was a 16 foot long board, he did not have any help. As Employee #1 was about 2/3 of the way through the cut, the saw bound up and stopped. Employee #1 bent over to stop the saw, but the saw started up again and kicked back a piece about 6 in. long by 1 in. diameter on one end with a point on the other end. The point end hit Employee #1 just below the eye and punctured the skin to the right of his nose. He required hospitalization. According to an expert on woodworking machines, Employee #1 had the fence on the wrong side; it should have been on the major portion of material being cut. In addition, Employee #1 should not have clamped the 2 by 4 on the table saw; and, because this was a long piece of board, he should have had help on the other end. Employee #1 had received no training on how to cut a piece of board like this. This was an unusual cut, and it was Employee #1's first time performing it on a table saw. Finally, no spreader was used.

Keywords: BOARD, KICK BACK, WORK RULES, INEXPERIENCE, STRUCK BY, FACE, SPREADER BAR, UNTRAINED, PUNCTURE, TABLE SAW

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112220348			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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