Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1555790.015 - W R Vermillion Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Kansas City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1555790.015

Report ID: 0728500

Date Opened: 10/01/2021

Site Address:
W R Vermillion Company, Inc.
1207 South Scenic Avenue
Springfield, MO 65802

Mailing Address:
1207 South Scenic Avenue, Springfield, MO 65802

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: 10/01/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 04/04/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1815549	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2		1			3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$14,502	$0	$20,303	$0	$0	$34,805
Current Penalty	$18,853	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,853
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 C04 II B	03/04/2022		$6,091	$10,151	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100178 A06	03/04/2022	03/30/2022	$2,611	$4,351	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Serious	19100213 A12	03/04/2022	03/30/2022	$10,152	$20,303	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139768.015

Event: 09/23/2021

Employee partially amputates two fingers when reaching unde

At 7:00 a.m. on September 23, 2021, an employee working for a hardwood flooring manufacturer was unjamming a board from a trim saw. He reached under the guard with his left hand before the saw blade stopped spinning. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for amputations to the first knuckle of his middle and ring fingers and a fractured pinky finger.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blind Reaching, Cutting, Finger, Flooring , Fracture, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Knuckle, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Production Line, Reaching, Saw, Sawblade, Shear, Sheared, Shearing Machine, Struck Against, Traumatic Amputation, Wood

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1555790.015	31	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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