Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1576806.015 - D&S Pallets Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1576806.015

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 02/08/2022

Site Address:
D&S Pallets Inc.
12195 46th Street N.
Clearwater, FL 33762

Mailing Address:
Po Box 18019, Clearwater, FL 33762

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321920/Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/08/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 04/25/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1861428	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$3,315	$0	$0	$4,144	$0	$7,459
Current Penalty	$1,989	$0	$0	$2,486	$0	$4,475
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	19100212 A01	03/24/2022		$1,989	$3,315	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040039 A02	03/24/2022		$2,486	$4,144	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 143511.015

Event: 01/21/2022

Employee amputates fingertip when freeing pallet from disman

At 9:30 a.m. on January 21, 2022, an employee was cutting up a pallet on a pallet dismantler. The pallet was warped causing it to get stuck on the blade. The employee tried to pull the pallet off of the blade when a coworker on an adjacent dismantler observed his attempt. The coworker told the employee to push from the side opposite the blade and not pull, as the pallet could slip and pull his hand towards the blade. The employee said he would try the suggestion and attempted to push the pallet off of the blade but it did not move, so he put his right hand on the blade side and pulled the pallet again. The pallet came off of the blade but the blade caught the pallet and pulled the pallet and employee's right hand along with it towards the blade. The blade amputated the employee's ring fingertip. The employee was taken to the office while his fingertip was found and put on ice. The employer transported the employee to the hospital, where he was treated and released that afternoon.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught By, Dismantling, Finger, Fingertip, Machine operator, Material Handling, Pallet, Pulling, Pushing, Struck Against

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1576806.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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