Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1577372.015 - Tri-State Lumber & Land, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Eau Claire Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1577372.015

Report ID: 0523900

Date Opened: 02/09/2022

Site Address:
Tri-State Lumber & Land, Inc.
N7904 Us Hwy 53
Trego, WI 54888

Mailing Address:
35 West Eau Claire St., Rice Lake, WI 54868

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321113/Sawmills

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/09/2022

Emphasis: P:Amputate, N:Amputate

Case Closed: 04/19/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1861937	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1		1			2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$11,167	$0	$22,333	$0	$0	$33,500
Current Penalty	$15,634	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,634
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 C04 I	05/18/2022	06/09/2022	$7,817	$11,167	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	19100265 E03 II E	05/18/2022	06/06/2022	$7,817	$22,333	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 143601.015

Event: 02/02/2022

Employee amputates finger while clearing blockage on gang sa

At 8:45 a.m. on February 2, 2022, an employee was working on a Storti R35 Horizontal Gang Saw, when a sensor was blocked by sawdust buildup, and the saw's in-feed rollers stopped working. The employee kneeled to reach under the in-feed roller deck and clear off the sensor reflector with his left hand. After brushing off the sawdust from the reflector, the employee moved his left hand down and into the chain and sprocket located on the lower left side in-feed roller frame. After contacting the chain and sprocket, the employee's left hand was pulled into the in-going pinch point of the chain drive and his left ring finger was amputated. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Chain, Finger, Machine operator, Pulled In, Saw, Sawdust, Sprocket

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1577372.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury

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