Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3310356 - Bassett Table Co

Inspection Information - Office: Virginia Central 0355100

Inspection Nr: 3310356

Report ID: 0355119

Date Opened: 03/06/1985

Site Address:
Bassett Table Co
Main St
Bassett, VA 24055

Mailing Address:
Po Bx 626, Bassett, VA 24055

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2511

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/06/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: L:Fri

Case Closed: 03/15/1985

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14444095

Event: 03/06/1985

Employee injures foot in slat bed conveyor

At 2:33 p.m. on November 29, 1984, Employee #1, age 17, was loading wooden tables onto a slat bed conveyor. He had on tennis shoes with long shoelaces. When he placed his left foot on the lower, returning surface of the conveyor, his shoelace became caught in the nearby sprocket and his left foot was pulled into the catch point, fracturing his ankle. The catch point was guarded immediately after the accident. See OSHA form No. 89a, this report number, for photos.

Keywords: CLOTHING, LOADING, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED, ANKLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3310356			Fatality	Fracture	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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