Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1467725.015 - Irving Forest Products, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Augusta Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1467725.015

Report ID: 0111100

Date Opened: 03/05/2020

Site Address:
Irving Forest Products, Inc
24 Hall Hill Road
Dixfield, ME 04224

Mailing Address:
24 Hall Hill Road, Dixfield, ME 04224

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321113/Sawmills

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/01/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/10/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1545848	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			1			1
Current Violations			1			1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$26,718	$0	$0	$26,718
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$26,718	$0	$0	$26,718
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	Repeat	19100147 C04 II B	05/15/2020		$26,718	$26,718	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 124575.015

Event: 02/20/2020

Employee fractures hip when caught in gang saw during repair

At 11:00 a.m. on February 20 , 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for a sawmill was preparing to change out a drive belt on a gang saw. A coworker who was not aware that the work was taking place on the other side of the machine actuated the equipment. The employee was struck by the blade section of the saw and fractured his hip, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Actuated, Belt, Blade, Caught By, Communication, Fracture, Hip, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Repair, Saw, Sawblade, Sawmill, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1467725.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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