Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124812819 - Seneca Sawmill Company

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 124812819

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 08/07/1995

Site Address:
Seneca Sawmill Company
90201 Hwy 99 N
Eugene, OR 97402

Mailing Address:
Po Box 851, Eugene, OR 97440

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/03/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/31/1996

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,250
Current Penalty	$1,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,250
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	Serious	19100147 C04 I	11/21/1995	12/15/1995	$1,250	$1,250	$0	12/21/1995	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170088900

Event: 08/07/1995

Employee's arm crushed by falling hydraulic cylinder

Employee #1, an apprentice electrician, was repairing a log positioning device and had locked out the energy sources with the position device raised. When he removed the temp-sonic sensor rod from the hydraulic cylinder, the device instantly dropped about 18 to 24 in. onto Employee #1's bicep, closing to about 7/8 in. and crushing and fracturing his upper arm. Coworkers applied pressure to his arm while others rigged up come-alongs and relieved the pressure enough to extract Employee #1. He was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, REPAIR, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, CRUSHED, INEXPERIENCE, ARM, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124812819			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians' apprentices

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