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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1414291.015 - The Ames Companies, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Vt Department Of Labor - Vosha
Site Address:
The Ames Companies, Inc.
82 Creek Rd.
Wallingford, VT 05773
Mailing Address:
Po Box 249, Wallingford, VT 05773
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 321999/All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/03/2019
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/07/2020
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1474746 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $22,732 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $22,732 |
| Current Penalty | $13,638 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,638 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100147 C06 I | 12/02/2019 | 12/20/2019 | $6,819 | $11,366 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100147 C08 | 12/02/2019 | 12/20/2019 | $6,819 | $11,366 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 10:00 a.m. on July 2, 2019, an employee was in the sawyers cab of a sawmill sawing bolts into planks when he left the cab to remove a jammed plank from the conveyor. The employee did not shut off the conveyor before he tried to push the plank with his right hand. When the plank unjammed and moved forward the employee's finger slid into an opening and was pinched between two conveyor slats. The employee amputated his right middle finger at the first knuckle requiring medical treatment (the finger was reattached). The employee was not hospitalized.
Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bolt, Caught Between, Conveyor, Cutting, Energized, Finger, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Nip Point, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Plank, Saw, Sawmill, Sawyer
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1414291.015 | 61 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | Sawing machine operators |