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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300755691 - Craftsman Millworks Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Craftsman Millworks Inc.
17600 Crusader Ave
Cerritos, CA 90703
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2591
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/20/1998
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/08/2001
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362029290 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $5,030 | $0 | $0 | $1,100 | $0 | $6,130 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $760 | $0 | $760 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 342 A | 07/27/1998 | 07/31/1998 | $0 | $275 | $0 | 09/18/1998 | D - Govt Dismissed | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3660 A | 07/27/1998 | 08/24/1998 | $0 | $550 | $0 | 09/18/1998 | D - Govt Dismissed | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 3664 A | 07/27/1998 | 08/24/1998 | $275 | $275 | $0 | 09/18/1998 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 4. | 02001 | Serious | 3314 A | 07/27/1998 | 08/06/1998 | $0 | $4,000 | $0 | 09/18/1998 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 5. | 03001 | Other | 4002 A | 07/27/1998 | 08/14/1998 | $485 | $1,030 | $0 | 09/18/1998 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 9:15 a.m. on February 2, 1998, Employee #1, a mill supervisor with six years experience with Craftsman Millworks, Inc., was told by a coworker that the 19 in. Mereen Johnson gang rip saw, model 419-D/O, serial #MJ1878, had became jammed as he was feeding in 2 in. by 2 in. by 7 in. wood stock. Employee #1 went to the saw, shut it down completely, raised the blades, and cleared out the jammed pieces. He then asked the coworker to turn on the machine and feed a piece of wood through it. Seeing that the saw was still not working properly, Employee #1 and the coworker went to the left side of the rip saw, opened it, and saw a piece of wood lying on the eighth blade of the arbor, adjacent to the start of the conveyor belt. Employee #1 turned off power to the conveyor and used a 3 1/2 ft long by 1/2 in. diameter steel rod to dislodge the piece from the saw. In the process, the rod struck the spinning blades and kicked back, striking him above his right ea and knocking him unconsciousness. He was transported to Long Beach (CA) Memorial Hospital for treatment. Employee #1 had apparently not deenergized the saw completely.
Keywords: KICK BACK, HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, SAW, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300755691 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Supervisors, production occupations |