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Inspection: 111901229 - Feather River Wood & Glass Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 111901229
Report ID: 0950623
Date Opened: 01/03/1991

Site Address:
Feather River Wood & Glass Inc
9296 Midway
Durham, CA 95938

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5211

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/03/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/11/1991

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 361282908
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 3 3
Current Violations 3 3
Initial Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Current Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
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 Other 23400026 02/01/1991 01/03/1991 $0 $0 $0 -  
2. 01002 Other 4070 A 02/01/1991 02/11/1991 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 01003 Other 342 A 02/01/1991 01/03/1991 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170195366
Event: 11/14/1990
EMPLOYEE AMPUTATES TIP OF INDEX FINGER ON JOINTER BLADE

EMPLOYEE #1 AMPUTATED THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHILE SURFACING DOOR FRAMES ON A 12-INCH JOINTER. EMPLOYEE #1 STATES THAT HE WAS FEEDING A WOODEN DOOR FRAME MEASURING 1 1/2 INCHES THICK BY 7 INCHES WIDE BY 20 INCHES LONG INTO THE JOINTER. THE WOOD PUSHED THE KNIFE GUARD OPEN AS IT APPROACHED THE JOINTER KNIFE. AT THAT MOMENT, EMPLOYEE #1'S HAND SLID FORWARD OFF THE BOARD AND HIS FINGERTIPS CONTACTED THE JOINTER KNIFE. HE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN USING A PUSH STICK, BUT DID NOT USE IT ON THIS BOARD. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD "GOT A RHYTHM," AND WAS WORKING FASTER WITH EACH BOARD. EMPLOYEE #1 STATED HE HAD BEEN DOING THIS JOB FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS, HAD BEEN TRAINED TO USE A PUSH STICK, AND HAD USED IT FOR OTHER BOARDS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, A PUSH STICK WAS AVAILABLE AND THE JOINTER WAS GUARDED AS REQUIRED.

Keywords: KNIFE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 111901229 Non Hospitalized injury Amputation Shaping and joining machine operators
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