Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309419166 - Freres Lumber Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 309419166

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 12/13/2005

Site Address:
Freres Lumber Co Inc
141 14th St
Lyons, OR 97358

Mailing Address:
Po Box 276, Lyons, OR 97358

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2436

NAICS: 321212/Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/15/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/15/2006

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			1		5
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$4,050	$0	$0	$500	$0	$4,550
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$500	$0	$800
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	701076001 A	04/14/2006	05/01/2006	$0	$1,250	$0	04/21/2006	L - State Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C04 I	04/14/2006	05/01/2006	$0	$1,250	$0	04/21/2006	L - State Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003	Serious	702031410 A	04/14/2006	04/19/2006	$0	$1,250	$0	04/21/2006	L - State Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	01004	Serious	701076502 A	04/14/2006	04/19/2006	$300	$300	$0	04/21/2006	L - State Settlement
5.	02005	Other	701070021 C	04/14/2006	04/19/2006	$500	$500	$0	04/21/2006	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201203031

Event: 12/09/2005

Employee's Fingers Are Amputated in Chipper

At approximately 11:20 p.m. on December 9, 2005, Employee #1 was attempting to remove wood debris from the in-feeder of a chipper, at Freres Lumber. He had raised the guard over the in-feeder to allow access to the debris that was causing a blockage. He was injured when the glove on his right hand got caught and his hand was pulled into the in-feed. He was hospitalized for the amputation of his little finger and a portion of the ring finger on his right hand.

Keywords: WOOD CHIPS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, CHIPPER, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309419166			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Milling and planing machine operators

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