Inspection Detail
Inspection: 119558633 - Coffey Lumber, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Coffey Lumber, Inc.
Washington Avenue & Rosewick Road
La Plata, MD 20646
Mailing Address:
9592 Kline Drive, La Plata, MD 20646
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0831
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/17/1995
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/16/1997
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360229157 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||
Current Violations | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||
Initial Penalty | $5,350 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,350 |
Current Penalty | $1,575 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,575 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001A | Serious | 19100133 A01 | 11/07/1995 | 11/09/1995 | $400 | $600 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
2. | 01001B | Serious | 19100132 D01 | 11/07/1995 | 11/20/1995 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
3. | 01001C | Serious | 19100132 D02 | 11/07/1995 | 11/20/1995 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
4. | 01001D | Serious | 19100132 F01 | 11/07/1995 | 11/09/1995 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
5. | 01001E | Serious | 19100132 F04 | 11/07/1995 | 11/09/1995 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
6. | 02001 | Serious | 19100147 C01 | 11/07/1995 | 11/25/1995 | $225 | $900 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
7. | 03001 | Serious | 19100212 A01 | 11/07/1995 | 11/09/1995 | $500 | $2,050 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
8. | 04001 | Serious | 19100265 C04 VI | 11/07/1995 | 11/09/1995 | $225 | $900 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
9. | 04002 | Serious | 19100265 C18 I | 11/07/1995 | 11/09/1995 | $225 | $900 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
10. | 05001 | Other | 19100145 C03 | 11/07/1995 | 11/09/1995 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
11. | 05002 | Other | 19100265 C04 IV | 11/07/1995 | 11/09/1995 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
12. | 05003 | Other | 19100265 C05 IV | 11/07/1995 | 11/09/1995 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, a gangsaw cut lumber sorter, was at his work station 72 ft directly behind the discharge of a Ligna 10 by 48 top arbor gang with a thin-kerf guided saw system, 200 HP with 200 HP backup gangsaw. The rear discharge tunnel guard had been removed from the saw, which was one month old. No barrier type of guarding was provided at Employee #1's work station. A new operator was running the gangsaw. The machine uncontrollably discharged a 4 by 6 and a 1 by 4 piece of lumber, both of which struck Employee #1 in his abdomen, causing internal hemorrhaging. Forty metal staples were used to repair his internal injuries, which resulted in a partial disability. The reason for the lumber ejection is unclear. The saw has a built-in safety backup for the lumber pressure rollers, but it can be manually bypassed. Employee #1 stated that operational problems had occurred previously with the saw. No ppe was required or worn and no additional work position guarding had been installed.
Keywords: EJECTED, ABDOMEN, HEMORRHAGE, WORK RULES, SAW, INEXPERIENCE, LUMBER, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, UNGUARDED
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 119558633 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Machine feeders and offbearers |