Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1274076.015 - Mass Cabinets, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1274076.015

Report ID: 0134000

Date Opened: 10/31/2017

Site Address:
Mass Cabinets, Inc.
99 Cross Street
Methuen, MA 01844

Mailing Address:
99 Cross Street, Methuen, MA 01844

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 337127/Institutional Furniture Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/31/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/07/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1275155	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$3,078	$0	$0	$345	$0	$3,423
Current Penalty	$1,400	$0	$0	$100	$0	$1,500
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100213 A15	11/20/2017	12/26/2017	$1,400	$3,078	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001A	Other	19100106 E02 II	11/20/2017	12/26/2017	$100	$345	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001B	Other	19101200 F06 II	11/20/2017	12/26/2017	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 100735.015

Event: 10/18/2017

Employee catches hand with table saw blade and amputates sma

At 7:00 a.m. on October 18, 2017, an employee was using a Better by Design Powermatic table saw to make a dado cut in a piece of wood. The employee had removed the guard and splitter from the table saw and was making a test cut when the piece of wood kicked back and the employee's hand came into contact with the exposed dado blade. The employee amputated his left hand's pinky and suffered a severe laceration to his left palm. The employee was transported to Lawrence General Hospital by EMS personnel and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Finger, Hand, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Table Saw

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1274076.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters

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