Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111899068 - Trinity River Lumber Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 111899068

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 09/06/1991

Site Address:
Trinity River Lumber Co.
1121 Main St.
Weaverville, CA 96093

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 249, Weaverville, CA 96093

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/06/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/09/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361355977

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	4318 C	09/25/1991	09/30/1991	$2,000	$2,000	$0	10/18/1991	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170168652

Event: 08/23/1991

Employee's finger amputated in infeed roll nip point

At approximately 12:30 p.m. on August 23, 1991, Employee #1 was working as a planer feederman for Trinity River Lumber Co. in Weaverville, CA. He reached his left hand under the infeed roll guard of a roll case conveyor to straighten a board that had come down the conveyor at an angle. The board had rolled up on its edge as it neared the planer infeed roll system. Employee #1's fingers were caught in the roll nip point. His left ring finger was amputated at the second joint. The investigation showed that the bottom of the guard was 9 1/2 in. above the bedplate, providing easy access. The employer was cited a serious violation under T8CCR 4318(c) for installing an improperly designed guard.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PLANING MACHINE, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CONVEYOR, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111899068			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators

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