Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125668020 - Jeld-Wen Of Calif

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 125668020

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 03/20/1997

Site Address:
Jeld-Wen Of Calif
702042 Johnstonville Rd
Susanville, CA 96130

Mailing Address:
Po Box 270070, Susanville, CA 96127

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2431

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/20/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/26/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361673411

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201100229

Event: 10/26/1996

Employee's finger amputated between cart and support frame

Employee #1 worked for a cut stock manufacturer that made blocks of wood from dimension lumber by cutting out the defects. The blocks of wood were then finger-jointed into one piece and manufactured into door jambs, window sills, and similar products. On the day of the accident, Employee #1 had pulled out a cart and removed all the blocks from it. To return a cart required a hard push to get it under the new blocks. As he pushed the cart back into place, he put his hands on the outside edge of it instead of keeping them in the center portion of the cart's framework. Employee #1 was exerting force on the cart when it went in further than he anticipated. His right index finger became caught between the frame of the cart and the frame that supported the cart on the sorter, and was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MANUAL MAT HANDLING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125668020			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Production helpers

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