Inspection Detail

Inspection: 15114028 - J.A. Son Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 15114028

Report ID: 1054113

Date Opened: 03/10/1984

Site Address:
J.A. Son Inc
Unknown
Unknown, OR 99999

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9999

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/07/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/01/1988

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$90	$0	$0	$0	$0	$90
Current Penalty	$90	$0	$0	$0	$0	$90
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	410	05/07/1984	03/16/1984	$90	$90	$0		-
2.	02002	Other	717000849	05/07/1984	03/16/1984	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14568356

Event: 03/10/1984

Employee's forearm amputated in baler

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on March 9, 1984, Employee #1 was operating a J. A. Son, Inc., cardboard baler, serial #37118, for North Lincoln Sanitary Services. The feeder gate on the baler was pushed open by cardboard being compressed within the machine. Employee #1 was attempting to push the protruding cardboard back into the operating machine when her right hand became caught and her lower arm was amputated below the elbow. The machine's safety device was not working properly and Employee #1 should not have placed her hands in the moving machine.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, FOREARM, LOCKOUT, BALER, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15114028			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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