Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1570407.015 - Pallet Distributors Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1570407.015

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 12/23/2021

Site Address:
Pallet Distributors Inc.
7750 County Road 201
Fredericksburg, OH 44627

Mailing Address:
14701 Detroit Avenue Ste 750, Lakewood, OH 44107

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321113/Sawmills

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/23/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/11/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1845447	Yes
Inspection	1571657		Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$7,459	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,459
Current Penalty	$7,459	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,459
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	19100147 C01	03/16/2022	04/05/2022	$4,351	$4,351	$0		Z - Issued
2.	01002	Serious	19100219 F03	03/16/2022	04/05/2022	$3,108	$3,108	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 142291.015

Event: 12/21/2021

Employee suffers hand amputation in circular saw

At 6:00 a.m. on December 21, 2021, an employee, a laborer, was using a Milwaukee circular saw to cut scrap ends off of boards when he reached to catch an end instead of allowing it to fall to the floor below the transfer table. The circular saw had the appropriate retractable blade guard in place but the guard was disengaged due to the saw cutting through a board. The employee was a new laborer and this was his first day on the job. The employee's hand made contact with the rotating blade, and he was hospitalized to treat a hand amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Circular Saw, Contact, Cutting, Guard, Hand, Inexperience, Reaching, Wood Board

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1570407.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury

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