Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1577152.015 - Pallet Distributors Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1577152.015

Report ID: 0522500

Date Opened: 02/09/2022

Site Address:
Pallet Distributors Inc.
10143 Copperhead Road Nw
Sugarcreek, OH 44681

Mailing Address:
10143 Copperhead Road Nw, Sugarcreek, OH 44681

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: 02/09/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate, L:Pallet

Case Closed: 04/04/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1862035	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 143574.015

Event: 02/01/2022

Employee operating saw suffers partial amputation of finger

At 3:09 p.m. on February 1, 2022, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured wooden containers and pallets. He was operating a Northtech upcut saw on the receiving side in the facility's cut shop. He was guiding wood on the conveyor belt of the saw. He was clearing a piece of wood when his foot activated the pedal. His glove or sleeve became caught on the material being fed into the saw. His hand was pulled near the sawblade as his foot was on the control pedal. The rotating sawblade struck the index finger on the employee's right hand. The employee suffered a partial distal amputation of that finger. He was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Clothing, Conveyor Belt, Finger, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Glove, Machine operator, Pallet, Partial Amputation, Rotating Parts, Saw, Sawblade, Struck Against, Wood

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1577152.015	32	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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