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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1469777.015 - Salem Frame
Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Roanoke (Regional Office) -Safety 0355118
Site Address:
Salem Frame
1972 Salem Industrial Drive
Salem, VA 24153
Mailing Address:
1972 Salem Industrial Drive, Salem, VA 24153
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 337122/Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/05/2020
Emphasis: S:Fri
Case Closed: 08/12/2021
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1554107 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $13,047 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,047 |
| Current Penalty | $9,133 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,133 |
| 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 | 19100303 G02 I | 05/13/2020 | 06/02/2020 | $9,133 | $13,047 | $0 | 06/03/2020 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On March 5, 2020, an employee was working for a firm that made laminate and wood flooring. He worked as a machine operator in the facility's router department. He was operating a Shoda CNC router identified in the facility as router number 2. An error had been made in its setting, and the employee was resetting the machine. The employee went to the back of the machine and opened the machine's main electrical cabinet actuate the reset switch located within. The main electric power coming into the machine was stepped down from 480 volts AC. The router's electrical cabinet itself contained parts energized at 208 and 110 volts AC. The employee came into contact with an energized part. He received an electric shock through his arm and body that left him stunned and unable to move. He had received an electric shock through direct contact with energized parts. The shock was of such an extent that police and hospital personnel claimed that he was "dead" at some point. Efforts at resuscitation proved successful, as the employee was hospitalized for two or more days. The employer had employees exposed to live electrical parts in excess of 50 volts. While the electrical parts were contained within the electrical cabinet, employees were instructed to reset the machine if an error occurred. Employees were trained to reset the machine by going to the electrical cabinet on the back of the machine, opening the doors on the cabinet, and physically flipping a switch located within the cabinet. This was considered a routine router operation. The employees had been trained to open a live electrical cabinet to flip the switch.
Keywords: Arm, E GI IV (no lockout), Elec Circ Part--Misc, Electric Shock, Electric Switch, Electric current, Electrical, Electrical Box, Electrical Cabinet, Electrical Work, Electrical panel, Energized, Machine operator, Router, Skin, Training, Unconsciousness, Unguarded, Wood
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1469777.015 | 21 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machine operators, not specified |