Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119761591 - Eel River Sawmills Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 119761591

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 01/04/1995

Site Address:
Eel River Sawmills Inc
26011 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: 02/16/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/06/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362112278

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$525	$0	$525
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	02/16/1995	01/04/1995	$0	$525	$0	03/17/1995	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170362206

Event: 12/21/1994

Millwright's fingers amputated in chain conveyor

Employee #1 was employed as the floor millwright at a sawmill. The hula trim waste conveyor jammed and he de-energized the conveyor's power source. He shut off associated conveyors and cleared the jam, then turned all the conveyors back on. A chunk of wood went into the tail pulley and the conveyor stopped again. This is where the previous jam had occurred and he assumed that the conveyor's electrical circuit breaker had tripped. Employee #1 then reached in to pull loose the chunk of wood. The conveyor started and his arm was pulled into the conveyor and around the tail drum. Several fingers were amputated. The hula trim waste conveyor can be operated from other locations and it had been stopped and then started from one of these locations. The conveyor has a box 1-10 chain and is driven by a 7.5 horsepower motor.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, REMOTE CONTROL, FINGER, WORK RULES, DRUM, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, MILLWRIGHT, CONVEYOR, SAWMILL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119761591			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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