Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108407214 - J V Wells, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 108407214

Report ID: 0352410

Date Opened: 05/15/1989

Site Address:
J V Wells, Inc.
San Domingo Road
Sharptown, MD 21861

Mailing Address:
Po Box 520, Sharptown, MD 21861

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/24/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/12/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360225064

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,280	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,280
Current Penalty	$800	$0	$0	$0	$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	19100213 I 1	06/19/1989	06/22/1989	$400	$640	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	19100213 I 3	06/19/1989	06/22/1989	$400	$640	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 890764

Event: 05/12/1989

Employee's fingers amputated by saw blade

At approximately 3:05 p.m. on May 12, 1989, Employee #1 was using a band resaw to rip 1 in. lumber. He had inserted a 1 in. thick by 14 ft long board into the saw and was guiding it through the blade with his left hand. Approximately 8 ft of the board had been ripped when he depressed a foot pedal that controlled a conveyor that dropped another 14 ft long piece of lumber onto a live roll conveyor. The board traveled on edge along the conveyor and entered the opening between a feed roll guard and the board being cut. The 14 ft long board contacted a feed roll and Employee #1's left hand was pinched between it and the remaining portion of the lumber to be ripped. He could not free his hand and it entered the equipment between the boards, contacting the 7 in. wide band blade before he could stop the equipment. Three fingers on his left hand were amputated. First aid was administered at the site before he was taken to PG Hospital, Salisbury, MD. The employee was later flown to Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD.

Keywords: BOARD, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, SAW, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108407214			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators

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