Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1451590.015 - Swift Lumber, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1451590.015

Report ID: 0418600

Date Opened: 12/17/2019

Site Address:
Swift Lumber, Inc.
1450 Swift Mill Rd
Atmore, AL 36504

Mailing Address:
1450 Swift Mill Rd, Atmore, AL 36504

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321113/Sawmills

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/17/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 04/01/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1525909	Yes
Inspection	1452136	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$8,675	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,675
Current Penalty	$6,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,100
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	19100265 C18 I	03/03/2020		$6,100	$8,675	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 122558.015

Event: 12/10/2019

Sawmill employee's finger is amputated in chain and sprocket

At 7:00 p.m. on December 10, 2019, an employee was working at a sawmill. He was working at the sawmill's edger number 2. For power transmission, the edger had a chain and sprocket. They were unguarded. The employee was standing about 36 inches (0.9 meters) from the chain and sprocket. He was pushing lumber down the edger's slide. He lost his balance, slipped, and fell. He reached his hand out for balance. It came into contact with the edger's chain or got between two boards. The employee suffered the amputation of the small finger on his left hand. He was hospitalized. Employees were exposed to unguarded chains and sprockets while working at edger number 2, as they had to push and pull lumber on the slide to unjam the edger's infeed. Following this incident, the employer installed a guard to cover the chain and sprocket at the edger.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Board, Caught Between, Chain, Edger, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Finger, Hand, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Lost Balance, Power Trans Appar, Sawmill, Slip, Sprocket, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1451590.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury

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