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Inspection: 303843924 - Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc. Plant B
Inspection Information - Office: Nc Winston-Salem
Site Address:
Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc. Plant B
310 Fisher Ferry Street
Thomasville, NC 27360
Mailing Address:
P.O.Box 339, Thomasville, NC 27361
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2511
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/24/2001
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis: S:Program Improvements
Case Closed: 08/27/2001
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100071109 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $13,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,000 |
| Current Penalty | $10,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,400 |
| 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. | 01001A | Serious | 19100212 A01 | 03/01/2001 | 04/17/2001 | $4,000 | $4,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19100213 R04 | 03/01/2001 | 04/17/2001 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01002 | Serious | 19100212 A02 | 03/01/2001 | 04/17/2001 | $3,700 | $5,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01003 | Serious | 19100147 C04 II | 03/01/2001 | 04/17/2001 | $2,700 | $4,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 11:45 p.m. on December 15, 2000, Employee #1 was working in a furniture manufacturing facility operating a Computerized Numeric Controlled (CNC) Shoda Super-Max Twin-XL, twin table, multiple head router; Serial Number MSX-F03-01 to shape to a pattern 2.25-in.-thick laminated wood sleigh bed head posts. The machine was not equipped with adequate perimeter guarding to prevent employees from being in the danger zone during operations and or coming in contact with the point of operation of the rotating cutting heads. The employer had placed 31-in.-high unsecured temporary barrier guarding at the router operation approximately 30 in. from the point of operation. There was no specific lockout or tag-out procedure for the CNC Router and no standardized procedures for cleaning. It appears that the Employee #1 was attempting to blow off the table carriage section of the router using a 39-in. metal air wand attached to a rubber air line while the router was running. As the router indexed from the right table and moved to the left table, Employee #1 was caught by the moving feed table and forced into the router. Employee #1 was struck by the cutter head assembly as it traveled to the left table at a programmed rate of 1000-in.-per-minute. Employee #1 sustained massive head and upper body trauma, multiple fracture and lacerations to the right arm which was caught under the feed table, and three fingers amputated from the left hand. Employee #1 was killed.
Keywords:fracture, head, rotating parts, amputated, finger, caught by, lockout, crushed, laceration, unguarded
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 303843924 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Laborers, except construction |