Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115743809 - Jeld Wen Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Bend

Inspection Nr: 115743809

Report ID: 1054115

Date Opened: 04/16/1993

Site Address:
Jeld Wen Inc
3309 Lakeport Blvd
Klamath Falls, OR 97601

Mailing Address:
Po Box 1329, Klamath Falls, OR 97601

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2431

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/19/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/19/1993

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14209688

Event: 04/16/1993

Employee's finger amputated by fiber/resin blender

At 4:15 a.m. on April 13, 1993, Employee #1, an employee of Jeld Wen Fiber of Klamath Falls, Oregon, had the tip of his right middle finger amputated when he reached into an inspection door to remove plugged material from a fiber/resin blender. He was performing cleanup and placed his hand inside the inspection door while the high speed blender was in operation. The machine had not been shut down and/or locked out. His supervisor was helping with the cleanup. Employee #1 was transported to Merle West Medical Center in Klamath Falls and was released later that day.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115743809			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Mixing and blending machine operators

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