Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1244998.015 - American Excelsior Company

Inspection Information - Office: Eau Claire Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1244998.015

Report ID: 0523900

Date Opened: 07/06/2017

Site Address:
American Excelsior Company
831 Pioneer Ave.
Rice Lake, WI 54868

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 391, Rice Lake, WI 54868

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321999/All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/06/2017

Emphasis: P:Amputate, N:Amputate

Case Closed: 11/22/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1231216	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$25,350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,350
Current Penalty	$8,875	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,875
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.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C04 II	11/08/2017	11/24/2017	$8,875	$12,675	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 D03	11/08/2017	11/24/2017	$0	$12,675	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01001C	Serious	19100147 D04 I	11/08/2017	11/24/2017	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 96888.015

Event: 06/21/2017

Employee's fingertip is amputated when caught by nip point

At 2:30 a.m. on June 21, 2017, an employee was removing a knife block from an excelsior machine so that it could be sharpened. The employee's knee slipped off the knee pad switch that was holding the pocket open in order for the knife block to be removed. As a result, the fingertip of his right ring finger became caught in a nip point and was amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Compressed Gas, Finger, Lockout/Tagout, Nip Point

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1244998.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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