Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1546213.015 - Builders First Source & Bmc-West

Inspection Information - Office: Billings Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1546213.015

Report ID: 0830100

Date Opened: 08/05/2021

Site Address:
Builders First Source & Bmc-West
7239 Expressway
Missoula, MT 59808

Mailing Address:
7239 Expressway, Missoula, MT 59808

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321214/Truss Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/05/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/16/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1794543	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$6,632	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,632
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$6,632	$0	$6,632
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	Other	19100147 C04 I	10/28/2021		$6,632	$6,632	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 137891.015

Event: 08/05/2021

Employee amputates fingertip while checking machine chain te

At 10:30 a.m. on August 5, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a truss manufacturer was working on an ALS machine. The ALS machine is used to cut the angles and smaller pieces for the trusses being assembled. The employee noticed the belt was loose, which was causing the machine not to run effectively. The employee powered up the machine and went to check the chain tension by placing his finger in the nip point in the chain and sprocket area. The employee caught his finger in the chain as a result. He received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputation to approximately 1/4-inch of his fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught Between, Chain, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Nip Point, Partial Amputation, Production Line, Sprocket, Traumatic Amputation, Truss

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1546213.015	24	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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