Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1532640.015 - Louisiana-Pacific Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1532640.015

Report ID: 0418600

Date Opened: 05/25/2021

Site Address:
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
1500 N Clarke Industrial Road
Thomasville, AL 36784

Mailing Address:
Po Box 187, Thomasville, AL 36784

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321212/Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/29/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/18/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1769235	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$13,653	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,653
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100212 A01	09/08/2021		$0	$13,653	$0	09/28/2021	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001A	Other	19101030 F03	09/08/2021	09/16/2021	$0	$0	$0		Z - Issued
3.	02001B	Other	19101030 G02 II B	09/08/2021	09/16/2021	$0	$0	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 137510.015

Event: 05/19/2021

Employee crushes arm and shoulder when caught in conveyor ro

At 2:57 p.m. on May 19, 2021, an employee working for a softwood veneer and plywood manufacturer was cleaning up debris from around the #4 trim waste conveyor. The employee was blowing it down using air wand when he squatted to pick up some wood debris and lost his balance. He reached out with his right hand to stabilize himself and caught his hand in the ingoing nip point of the return roller. The roller pulled the employee into the machine up to his shoulder. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken right arm including his forearm and upper arm, as well as nerve, tendon and muscle damage to his whole arm and a dislocated shoulder.

Keywords: Arm, Blind Reaching, Catch Point, Caught By, Caught In, Cleaning, Contusion, Conveyor, Crushed, Debris, Dislocated, Engineering Controls, Finger, Forearm, Fracture, Hand, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lost Balance, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Nerve damage, Pinch Point, Pinched, Plywood, Pulled In, Reaching, Roller Conveyor, Shoulder, Tendon, Wood

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1532640.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury

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