Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3269958 - Leavitt Lumber Company Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 3269958

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 05/16/1985

Site Address:
Leavitt Lumber Company Inc
395 South 300 East
Kamas, UT 84036

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 96, Kamas, UT 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: FollowUp

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/16/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/01/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360779490
Inspection	686790

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$200
Current Penalty	$200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$200
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	GEN00150901	06/07/1985	06/25/1985	$200	$200	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 686790

Event: 04/23/1985

EMPLOYEE'S HAND AMPUTATED IN WOOD PLANING MACHINE

EMPLOYEE #1, WHO FEEDS A WOOD PLANER, WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE STACKED WOOD FROM THE PLANER FEED WITH A CROWBAR. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TOWARD THE SHARPENER OPENING, WHICH WAS 5 INCHES BY 19 INCHES. WHILE TRYING TO STABILIZE HIS BODY, HIS HAND WENT INTO THE OPENING. THE SHARPENER BLADE AMPUTATED EMPLOYEE #1'S RIGHT HAND ABOVE THE WRIST. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. EMPLOYEE #1 DID NOT NORMALLY PERFORM THIS TASK. HE MAY HAVE LOST HIS BALANCE BECAUSE HE WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE JOB. THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WAS AN S.A. WOOD PLANER FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTES.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PLANING MACHINE, WOOD SHAPER, BLADE, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3269958			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators

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