Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125451765 - Bassett Furniture Industries

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Roanoke (Regional Office) -Safety 0355118

Inspection Nr: 125451765

Report ID: 0355118

Date Opened: 07/29/1998

Site Address:
Bassett Furniture Industries
265 Trent Hill Drive
Bassett, VA 24055

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 626, Bassett, VA 24055

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2511

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/29/1998

Emphasis: L:Fri

Case Closed: 09/17/1998

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 896878

Event: 05/25/1998

Employee's fingers amputated in jointer

Employee #1 was cleaning debris from the point of operation of a veneer jointer when the machine experienced two mechanical failures at the same time, allowing the blade to engage without the use of the two-hand control. The blade came down and amputated the ends of three of her fingers. Employee #1 had not followed the company's lockout/tagout policy.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, TWO-HAND CONTROL, POINT OF OPERATION, STRUCK BY, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125451765			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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