Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304069537 - Mckenzie Forest Products Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 304069537

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 05/25/2001

Site Address:
Mckenzie Forest Products Llc
1651 South F St
Springfield, OR 97477

Mailing Address:
Po Box 719, Springfield, OR 97477

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2436

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/17/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/03/2003

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,750
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100219 P02 I	08/07/2001	07/17/2001	$0	$1,250	$0	08/24/2001	D - Govt Dismissed
2.	01002	Serious	701076003 A	08/07/2001	07/17/2001	$0	$500	$0	08/24/2001	D - Govt Dismissed

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201201381

Event: 05/25/2001

Two employees injured when elevator collapsed

At 1:35 p.m. on May 25, 2001, two workers were unloading plywood 4-foot by 8-foot sheets from the hot press. They were near finishing the unloading at the top of the elevator used to unload the press outfeed. The two-point chain hoist shaft shifted horizontally, kicking the motor drive chain from the shaft hoist ball sprocket. When the shaft shifted, it blocked the safety brake, which prevented it from setting and preventing the lift from falling. The shifted brake surface on the shaft blocked the brake shoes from setting on the brake surface. The 15 foot free fall of the platform resulted in both Employee #1 and Employee #2 being hospitalized with both of their heel bones of their feet fractured and smashed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, FALL, ELEVATOR, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304069537			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machine operators, not specified
2	304069537			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machine operators, not specified

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