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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 120171699 - Eel River Sawmills Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office
Site Address:
Eel River Sawmills Inc
Hwy 36, Mill C
Alton, CA 95540
Mailing Address:
1053 Northwestern Ave., Fortuna, CA 95540
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2421
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/31/1996
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/14/1997
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361672967 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $150 | $0 | $150 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $150 | $0 | $150 |
| 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. | 01001 | Other | 6364 E | 07/31/1996 | 08/07/1996 | $150 | $150 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 and the assistant mill manager at a whole log chipping plant were changing the knives on a Nicholson whole log chipper, part no. C21982a. The machine was stopped and locked out. Access doors on each side of the 8-foot diameter wheel were open and the wheel was rotated manually to position the knives for changing. Employee #1 was on the knife side and the assistant manager was on the back side, where he could unbolt the knives for changing. Having completed two sets of knives, they were moving the wheel to position the next set when something caught the wheel and stopped it. They had to reverse direction to free the wheel. Employee #1 grabbed over the knives and pulled upward with such force that the wheel started moving too fast. Employee #1 could not extricate his right hand before it became caught in the shear point between a knife and the door frame. He suffered partial amputation of his fingers. The cause of the accident was not using an extension tool to move the wheel.
Keywords: KNIFE, MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CHIPPER, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, EXTENSION HANDLE, SAWMILL
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120171699 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Miscellaneous hand working occupations |