Inspection Detail

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Inspection: 304746688 - Joe M Wadsworth

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 304746688

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 10/04/2001

Site Address:
Joe M Wadsworth
5877 Old Salem Rd
Albany, OR 97321

Mailing Address:
Po Box 170, Aumsville, OR 97325

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/31/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed:

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$250	$0	$250
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$250	$0	$250
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	Other	701076506 B A	11/27/2001	12/28/2001	$250	$250	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201201589

Event: 10/02/2001

Employee injured when struck by steel beam

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on October 2, 2001, Employee #1, an excavator operator working for JM Wadsworth Company, was injured when he was struck by a steel beam that entered the operator's compartment of the excavator when it was ejected from the bucket of the excavator. The employee sustained a fractured left knee and a broken finger on his left hand. His left hand was also lacerated and required sutures. The employee was given first aid while in the operator's compartment and was then transported by paramedics to Albany General Hospital in Albany, Oregon.

Keywords: KNEE, EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304746688			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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