Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111856597 - Dorris Lumber & Moulding Co

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 111856597

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 05/08/1991

Site Address:
Dorris Lumber & Moulding Co
2601 Redding Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95820

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2431

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/16/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/19/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361268659

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,800
Current Penalty	$1,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,800
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	3314 B	05/16/1991	05/31/1991	$1,800	$1,800	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170200182

Event: 04/11/1991

Employee injured when struck by flying piece of wood

Employee #1, a clean-up man, was walking past the #5 molding machine when it jammed. Two coworkers, a feeder and a grader, were making round closet rods from pieces of stock approximately 1 3/4 in. by 1 7/16 in. by 16 ft long stock when a piece of fir became lodged in the molder. The feeder had loosened the pressure bar of the molder and was trying to clear the stuck piece, but it would not move. He then called to the grader at the take-off end to hit the front end. The grader first tapped it with a hammer then hit it with the butt of his palm. Instantly, the piece of wood came loose, broke into several pieces, and shot out of the rear of the molder. One piece narrowly missed the head of the feeder. Another piece struck Employee #1 on the left rear side of his rib cage and knocked him down. He suffered three broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, RIB, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111856597			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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