Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303448997 - Rutland Plywood

Inspection Information - Office: Vt Department Of Labor - Vosha

Inspection Nr: 303448997

Report ID: 0155010

Date Opened: 07/05/2000

Site Address:
Rutland Plywood
Ripley Road
Rutland, VT 05701

Mailing Address:
Po Box 6180, Rutland, VT 05702

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2435

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/14/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Amputations

Case Closed: 09/07/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102060977

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,250
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 C06 I	08/17/2000	08/30/2000	$2,500	$3,500	$0	A - Amendment
2.	01002A	Serious	19100147 D02	08/17/2000	08/30/2000	$0	$1,750	$0	A - Amendment	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01002B	Serious	19100147 F04	08/17/2000	08/30/2000	$0	$0	$0	A - Amendment	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202044483

Event: 06/27/2000

Employee's Leg Is Amputated by Swing Saw

On June 27, 2000, Employee #1 was greasing the stop block mechanism on a swing saw. Apparently, he accidentally triggered the electric eye sensor which retracted the saw's blocking arm. His leg was pinned and caught in the machine. As a result, his right leg was amputated below the knee. It appeared from the initial investigation that lockout tagout procedures had not been followed as the key had not been removed from the control panel. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: KNEE, AMPUTATED, LOCKOUT, SAW, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ARM, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303448997			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators

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