Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1482428.015 - West End Firewood, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Springfield Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1482428.015

Report ID: 0112600

Date Opened: 07/08/2020

Site Address:
West End Firewood, Inc.
496 Purgatory Rd
Whitinsville, MA 01588

Mailing Address:
496 Purgatory Rd, Whitinsville, MA 01588

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 454319/Other Fuel Dealers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/04/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate, L:Eisaof

Case Closed: 10/08/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1616250	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2			2		4
Initial Penalty	$9,254	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,254
Current Penalty	$6,478	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,478
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C04 I	09/11/2020	10/29/2020	$3,398	$5,398	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A03 II	09/11/2020	10/29/2020	$3,080	$3,856	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19100147 C06 II	09/11/2020	10/29/2020	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	02002	Other	19100147 C07 IV	09/11/2020	10/29/2020	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 127580.015

Event: 07/03/2020

Employee amputates hand while operating wood splitter machin

At 10:00 a.m. on July 3, 2020, an employee was operating a wood cutting/wood splitter machine when he crushed his hand in the splitter area. The employee amputated his hand, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Crushed, Cutting, Hand, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Point Of Operation, Shear, Sheared, Tree Section, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1482428.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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