Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1556712.015 - United Furniture Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1556712.015

Report ID: 0419400

Date Opened: 10/05/2021

Site Address:
United Furniture Industries, Inc.
389 Main Street
Nettleton, MS 38858

Mailing Address:
389 Main Street, Nettleton, MS 38858

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 337121/Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/05/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/28/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1818294	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$9,948	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,948
Current Penalty	$5,969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,969
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	19100242 A	11/19/2021		$5,969	$9,948	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139941.015

Event: 10/01/2021

Employee amputates fingertip when saw cuts into mesh glove

At 10:00 a.m. on October 1, 2021, an employee working in production for a furniture manufacturer was operating a portable 10-inch Wolf fabric electric circular cutter. The employee cut her hand when the sawblade sliced through her metal mesh glove. The employee amputated her left index fingertip and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Circular Saw, Cutting, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Glove, Hand Tool, Instantaneous amputation, Material Handling, PPE, Partial Amputation, Saw, Sawblade, Struck Against, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1556712.015	39	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Patternmakers, lay-out workers, and cutters

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