Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1560949.015 - Ashton Lewis- Ruther Glen Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Richmond (Regional Office) - Safety 0355111

Inspection Nr: 1560949.015

Report ID: 0355111

Date Opened: 10/29/2021

Site Address:
Ashton Lewis- Ruther Glen Inc.
17258 Doggetts Fork Road
Ruther Glen, VA 22546

Mailing Address:
17258 Doggetts Fork Road, Ruther Glen, VA 22546

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321113/Sawmills

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/12/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Fri

Case Closed: 12/19/2024

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1828280	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$13,434	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,434
Current Penalty	$8,060	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,060
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.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C04 I	01/14/2022	02/15/2022	$0	$13,434	$0	02/08/2022	L - State Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 D04 I	01/14/2022		$8,060	$0	$0	02/08/2022	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 140698.015

Event: 10/28/2021

Employee amputates three fingertips while adjusting conveyor

At 7:00 a.m. on October 28, 2021, an employee working as a machinery maintenance technician for a sawmill was making adjustments to a conveyor belt. The employee caught his right hand in the conveyor pulling his fingers into the rollers and homemade guard. The employee amputated three fingertips and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Adjust, Amputated, Amputation, Belt Conveyor, Catch Point, Caught In, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Maintenance, Partial Amputation, Power Roller, Pulled In, Roller Conveyor, Roller--Mach/Part, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1560949.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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