Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1487623.015 - Wicks Wood Floors, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Madison Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1487623.015

Report ID: 0523300

Date Opened: 08/13/2020

Site Address:
Wicks Wood Floors, Inc.
1246 Schuyler Rd.
Palmyra, WI 53156

Mailing Address:
807 W. College Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238330/Flooring Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/29/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 10/23/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1641039	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,398	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,398
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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	19260304 F	09/30/2020		$3,000	$5,398	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 128576.015

Event: 08/10/2020

Employee partially amputates three fingers while using table

At 9:00 a.m. on August 10, 2020, an employee working in the construction trades for a flooring contractor was preparing to cut a piece of hardwood flooring for installation in a residence. The employee was operating a DeWalt Model DW745 Table Saw to make rip cuts in the flooring. The employee was making the first cut pushing the wood into the saw with his right hand while using his left hand to guide the cut pieces of wood exiting the guarded blade area. The wood kicked back during this first cut causing the employee's left hand to be pulled under the guard. Three fingers on his hand contacted the rotating sawblade. The saw was not equipped with a blade guard and non-kickback fingers. The employee partially amputated three fingers and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Construction, Cutting, Finger, Fingertip, Flooring , Hand, Installing, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Residential Construction, Rip, Sawblade, Shear, Sheared, Table Saw, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1487623.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.

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