Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300559150 - Wingate Millworks

Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300559150

Report ID: 0626300

Date Opened: 12/20/1999

Site Address:
Wingate Millworks
Highway 69 N
Alto, TX 75925

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 862, Alto, TX 75925

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/20/1999

Emphasis: L:Logging, S:Logging

Case Closed: 03/23/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100781053

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	4					4
Initial Penalty	$8,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,750
Current Penalty	$8,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,750
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100022 B01	03/02/2000	03/21/2000	$1,750	$1,750	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19100023 A05	03/02/2000	03/21/2000	$1,750	$1,750	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19100219 E01 I	03/02/2000	03/21/2000	$1,750	$1,750	$0	-
4.	01004	Serious	19100265 C18 I	03/02/2000	03/21/2000	$3,500	$3,500	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200781045

Event: 12/18/1999

Employee killed when caught in roll casing mill

Employee #1 was rendering logs into 6 in. by 8 in. pallet stock at the sawmill when his coat became caught by the extruded metal accelerator grid. He fell onto the final roller of the roll casing mill and became trapped by the rotating drum. A coworker found Employee #1 and hit the emergency shut-off, but he had already been killed.

Keywords: CLOTHING, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER CONVEYOR, EMERGENCY STOP, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, SAWMILL, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300559150			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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