Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125673319 - Britt Lumber Co

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 125673319

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 01/13/1998

Site Address:
Britt Lumber Co
105 Alder Grove Rd.
Arcata, CA 95521

Mailing Address:
Po Box 248, Arcata, CA 95521

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2429

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/13/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/31/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361677297

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$6,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,125
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$300	$0	$5,300
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	Other	4051 A	05/14/1998	05/14/1998	$300	$1,125	$0	05/29/1998	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	3999 B	05/14/1998	05/14/1998	$5,000	$5,000	$0	05/29/1998	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201100450

Event: 01/12/1998

EMPLOYEE'S LEG AMPUTATED IN CONVEYOR

Employee #1 worked for a sawmill that specializes in manufacturing of fence products as a cleanup man on the swing shift. Employee #1 was seriously injured when his left leg was pulled into an unguarded tail drum on a box-chain conveyor below a horizontal re-saw. The conveyor removes sawdust from the horizontal re-saw. Employee #1's job is to cleanup around the conveyor. Employee #1 was cleaning up when he slipped and his leg went into the unguarded opening at the tail end of the conveyor (tail drum). Employee #1's left leg was amputated below his knee.

Keywords: KNEE, SAWDUST, AMPUTATED, SLIP, SAW, CONVEYOR, UNGUARDED, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125673319			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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