Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126725894 - Sanitary Disposal Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Bend

Inspection Nr: 126725894

Report ID: 1054115

Date Opened: 01/30/1998

Site Address:
Sanitary Disposal Inc
81144 N Highway 395
Hermiston, OR 97838

Mailing Address:
Po Box 316, Hermiston, OR 97838

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4212

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/23/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/12/1999

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100147 C06 I	04/15/1998	05/02/1998	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 510032

Event: 01/29/1998

Employee's fingers amputated in compactor/baler

Employee #1, of Sanitary Disposal, Inc., was operating a cardboard compactor/baler. He was removing some extraneous wire from inside the tie enclosure when his hand became entangled in the wire twisters in the bale tie mechanism. He was unable to remove his hand before the tie mechanism cycled, and three of his fingers were amputated. Employee #1 received first aid and was transported by ambulance to the local hospital and then to a larger hospital in Portland. Surgery to reattach his fingers was not successful. Employee #1 did not stop the machine prior to opening the tie enclosure nor did he activate the emergency STOP button on top of the enclosure.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, EMERGENCY STOP, LOCKOUT, BALER, ENTANGLED, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126725894			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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