Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125731109 - Sierra Forest Products

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 125731109

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 08/18/2005

Site Address:
Sierra Forest Products
9000 Rd 234
Terra Bella, CA 93270

Mailing Address:
P O Box 10060, Terra Bella, CA 93270

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 321113/Sawmills

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/18/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/25/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101080752

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
Current Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
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	3314 C	09/02/2005	09/08/2005	$18,000	$18,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201086360

Event: 03/18/2005

Employee Finger Amputated in Planer

On March 18, 2005, Employee #1 was feeding 3-in. by 3-in. cedar boards into a coastal planer. One board became stuck in the planer rolls. Employee #1 turned off the rolls and tried to remove the stuck board with his hands. A supervisor told Employee #1 he was slowing down production and turned on the rollers and lowered the top roller while Employee # 1's hands where still in the planer. The top roller caught Employee #1's glove and pulled his hand in, crushing it. Employee #1 was hospitalized with an amputated finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PLANING MACHINE, FINGER, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, NIP POINT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125731109			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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