Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18623710 - Whitehall Furniture Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Ky Labor Cabinet Division Of Osh Compliance

Inspection Nr: 18623710

Report ID: 0452110

Date Opened: 04/26/1985

Site Address:
Whitehall Furniture Inc
800 Moreland St
Owensboro, KY 42301

Mailing Address:
P O Box 745, Owensboro, KY 42301

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2521

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/26/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/26/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360584635

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 735563

Event: 04/17/1984

FINGER CUT BY CIRCULAR SAW BLADE

ON APRIL 17, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CUTTING 1/8 INCH TO 1/2 INCH CORNER BLOCKS OFF HARDWOOD STOCK (APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES WIDE AND 30 INCHES LONG), USING A NORTHFIELD CIRCULAR TABLE SAW. THE SMALL CORNER PIECES KEPT GETTING CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BLADE GUARD AND THE BLADE. THE EMPLOYEE RAISED ONE SIDE OF THE GUARD AND BEGAN BRUSHING THE CORNER PIECES AWAY. A PIECE WAS THROWN OUT BY THE SAW BLADE, STARTLING THE OPERATOR. HIS FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SAW BLADE. EMPLOYEE #1'S RIGHT RING FINGER WAS LACERATED AT THE TIP.

Keywords: FINGER, GUARD, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, SAW, CLOGGED, LACERATION, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18623710					Occupation Not Listed

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