Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125669671 - Timber Products Co

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 125669671

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 05/11/1999

Site Address:
Timber Products Co
130 Phillipe Ln.
Yreka, CA 96097

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 766, Yreka, CA 96097

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2436

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/11/1999

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/27/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361692742

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201101029

Event: 03/01/1999

Employee Injured In Fall

Employee #1 works as a 10-ft sawyer in a company that produces veneer. Employee #1 was on the in-feed deck cleaning debris off the paint marks for log lengths. Employee #1 decided to step across an open space between the log deck and the operator's workstation. Employee #1 grabbed a chain that was being used as a railing on the operator's workstation intending to use the chain to pull him over to the deck on the operator's station side. As Employee #1 pulled on the chain, it broke causing him to fall 11 ft to the ground. Employee #1 fractured his right arm. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: CHAIN, FRACTURE, FALL, ARM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125669671			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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