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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1448635.015 - Alawood Chip & Biomass, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office
Site Address:
Alawood Chip & Biomass, Inc.
2305 Baugh Street
Linden, AL 36748
Mailing Address:
Po Box 71810, Tuscaloosa, AL 35407
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 321999/All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/03/2019
Emphasis: N:Amputate
Case Closed: 01/17/2020
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1521623 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $7,956 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,956 |
| Current Penalty | $4,774 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,774 |
| 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 C04 I | 12/21/2019 | 01/13/2020 | $2,387 | $3,978 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100147 C07 I A | 12/21/2019 | 01/13/2020 | $2,387 | $3,978 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 11:50 a.m. on November 25, 2019, a log traveling on the conveyor between the debarker and chipper jammed in the throat of the chipper. Employee #1 responded to the scene to assist in the unjamming of the log. Employee #1 rigged a chain to the log, and then waited out of the way on the adjacent catwalk, while a coworker positioned the track loader's grapplers in the walls of the conveyor near the jammed log. Employee #1 attempted to rig the chain to the grapplers, but the chain did not reach. Employee #1 rested his hands on the top edge of the conveyor side wall, while a coworker made a minor adjustment to the position of the grapplers. In association with the minor adjustment of the position of the grapplers, the grapplers swayed on its swivel joint and pinched the tip of Employee #1's right ring finger between it and the conveyor side wall. Employee #1's right ring finger tip was crushed and then surgically removed at the hospital. The employee was not hospitalized.
Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Chain, Chipper, Conveyor, Crushed, Finger, Jammed, Log, Pinch Point, Pinched
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1448635.015 | 35 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | Helpers, mechanics and repairers |