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Inspection: 303175509 - Seneca Sawmill Company

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

 

Inspection Nr: 303175509
Report ID: 1054114
Date Opened: 06/06/2000

Site Address:
Seneca Sawmill Company
90201 Hwy 99 N
Eugene, OR 97402

Mailing Address:
Po Box 851, Eugene, OR 97440

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/06/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/06/2000


Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201200920
Event: 05/12/2000
Employee's hand crushed in wood banding machine

Employee #1 was banding a unit of lumber, which, as it moved on the case, was supposed to activate a limit switch. He was having trouble with the switch and did not realize that it was broken. Employee #1 was reaching between the metal frame and the cross member that raises the unit of lumber when the roll case raised up, crushing his hand.

Keywords: CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, MECH MAT HANDLING, HAND, LIMIT SWITCH, MECH MALFUNCTION, BLIND REACHING

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 303175509 Hospitalized injury Fracture Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.
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