Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124818410 - Emerald Forest Products Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 124818410

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 10/19/1994

Site Address:
Emerald Forest Products Inc
118 Highway 99 N
Eugene, OR 97402

Mailing Address:
Po Box 2746, Eugene, OR 97402

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2436

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/01/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/30/1995

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
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	701076001 B C	11/17/1994	11/27/1994	$500	$500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170132856

Event: 10/19/1994

Employee injured in fall from conveyor

Employee #1 and two coworkers, of Emerald Forest Products, were clearing a plywood jam-up on the skinner saw line. They were pushing 1 1/8 in. plywood panels back onto the cutoff saw dog chains when Employee #1 climbed on the conveyor to push the panels with his feet. As he pushed on the last panel, his momentum carried him forward and he fell 6 ft 10 in. to the concrete floor. He was hospitalized with a fractured arm and vertebra.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PANEL, WORK RULES, JAMMED, SAW, CONVEYOR, FALL, ARM, VERTEBRA, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124818410			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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