Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119759520 - Eel River Sawmills Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 119759520

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 08/14/1995

Site Address:
Eel River Sawmills Inc
Avenue Of The Giants
Redcrest, CA 95569

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/21/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/11/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361665706

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$350	$0	$350
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$350	$0	$350
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	Other	3314 A	08/21/1995	08/28/1995	$350	$350	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170362297

Event: 07/17/1995

Employee's fingers partially amputated in conveyor

Employee #1 was doing block recovery in the block recovery section of a sawmill. This task consisted of pulling blocks as they came off the trim saw on the waste conveyor and throwing them into conveyors that fed the rip or trim saw. The blocks were thrown into the conveyors from a distance and it was not unusual for some to bounce around and jam the conveyor. This had happened four to five times in the half hour that Employee #1 had been doing the job that morning. The last time the machine jammed, she grabbed a block by the front and broke it free. The conveyor grabbed it and pushed it into an angle iron frame that was about a foot above the conveyor. Employee #1's fourth and fifth fingers were caught between the block and the frame and partially amputated. The accident occurred because Employee #1 did not stop and lock out the conveyor before attempting to unjam it.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, SAWMILL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119759520			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Graders and sorters, except agricultural

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