Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1203115.015 - Miller Lumber Company Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Jackson Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 1203115.015

Report ID: 0454715

Date Opened: 01/17/2017

Site Address:
Miller Lumber Company Incorporated
324 Williams Street
Jackson, TN 38301

Mailing Address:
Po Box 387, Jackson, TN 38301

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321113/Sawmills

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/17/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/12/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1172552	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5			4		9
Current Violations	5			4		9
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$250	$0	$3,750
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$250	$0	$3,750
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100022 A01	02/14/2017	02/27/2017	$700	$700	$0	Z - Issued
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C04 I	02/14/2017	02/27/2017	$800	$800	$0	Z - Issued
3.	01003A	Serious	19100147 C05 I	02/14/2017	02/27/2017	$800	$800	$0	Z - Issued
4.	01003B	Serious	19100147 C07 I A	02/14/2017	02/27/2017	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
5.	01003C	Serious	19100147 F03 II D	02/14/2017	02/27/2017	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
6.	01004A	Serious	19100178 L04 III	02/14/2017	02/27/2017	$600	$600	$0	Z - Issued
7.	01004B	Serious	19100178 L06	02/14/2017	02/27/2017	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
8.	01005	Serious	19100178 P01	02/14/2017	02/27/2017	$600	$600	$0	Z - Issued
9.	02001	Other	19100151 B	02/14/2017	03/09/2017	$150	$150	$0	Z - Issued
10.	02002	Other	19100253 B04 III	02/14/2017	03/09/2017	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
11.	02003	Other	19100305 A01 I	02/14/2017	03/09/2017	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
12.	02004A	Other	19101200 F06 II	02/14/2017	03/09/2017	$100	$100	$0	Z - Issued
13.	02004B	Other	19101200 H01	02/14/2017	03/09/2017	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 92188.015

Event: 01/12/2017

Employee is pulled into a conveyor and amputates arm

At 7:30 a.m. on January 12, 2017, an employee was operating an Edgar chipper machine. The employee entered the in-feed end of the conveyor belt to remove a board that had fallen from the conveyor belt. As the employee retrieved the board, his shirt was caught in an adjacent roller bed conveyor drive shaft and was pulled into the conveyor. The employee suffered an amputation at his left arm elbow, multiple contusions to his right side, and broke several ribs in his right side. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Conveyor, Drive Shaft, Elbow, Lockout/Tagout

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1203115.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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