Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312125644 - Hixson Lumber Sales Of Gilmer, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office

Inspection Nr: 312125644

Report ID: 0626300

Date Opened: 12/03/2009

Site Address:
Hixson Lumber Sales Of Gilmer, Inc.
1215 South Montgomery Street
Gilmer, TX 75664

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 321113/Sawmills

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/03/2009

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/15/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100784776

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 C04 II	04/23/2010	04/28/2010	$1,750	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100219 C02	04/23/2010	04/28/2010	$1,750	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100219 F03	04/23/2010	04/28/2010	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200784833

Event: 12/02/2009

Employee Is Killed Caught in Planer Machine

On December 2, 2009, Employee #1 was in a rotating sprocket of a plainer mill machine cleaning excess lumber that had jammed. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, MILLING MACHINE, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312125644			Fatality	Fracture	Crushing and grinding machine operators

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