Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1496697.015 - Southern Finishing Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Roanoke (Regional Office) -Safety 0355118

Inspection Nr: 1496697.015

Report ID: 0355118

Date Opened: 10/02/2020

Site Address:
Southern Finishing Inc.
801 E Church St
Martinsville, VA 24112

Mailing Address:
801 E Church St, Martinsville, VA 24112

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321999/All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/02/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/04/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1670860	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130205.015

Event: 10/01/2020

Employee lacerates thumb while changing roller on coating ma

At 5:30 a.m. on October 1, 2020, an employe working as a maintenance technician for a wood products manufacturer was changing a roller on a roll coating machine. The employee was using a screwdriver in order to align the new roller with the connection point on the machine. The screwdriver slipped causing the roller to slip and catch the employee's left-hand thumb. The employee lacerated his thumb and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Aligning, Changing, Coating Operation, Cut, Finger, Hand Tool, Laceration, Machine operator, Maintenance, Material Handling, Power Roller, Replacing, Roller--Mach/Part, Slip, Slippery Surface, Thumb, Unsafe Position, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1496697.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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