Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1440615.015 - Interfor U.S. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1440615.015

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 10/24/2019

Site Address:
Interfor U.S. Inc.
378 Tolleson Road
Preston, GA 31824

Mailing Address:
378 Tolleson Road, Preston, GA 31824

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321113/Sawmills

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/24/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 05/22/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1510282	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$9,012	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,012
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	Serious	19100147 C04 I	04/15/2020		$0	$9,012	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121102.015

Event: 10/27/2019

Employee fractures femur when caught in gap

At 11:00 a.m. on October 27, 2019, an employee was preparing to calibrate chip heads during maintenance activities on the sharp chain in a sawmill when he leaned into the equipment to observe the location of the chain. A coworker in the operator's cab who was assisting the employee in the calibration process, moved the sharp chain controls from service mode to production mode, which caused the gap between the chip heads and the sharp chain to narrow. The employee's right leg was caught in the narrowing gap. The employee suffered a fractured femur, and he was admitted to the hospital for treatment and surgery.

Keywords: Actuated, Caught In, Chain, Chipper, Crushed, Crushing, Fracture, Head, Leg, Sawmill

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1440615.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Quality Assurance Inspector

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