Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111901849 - Hi-Ridge Lumber Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 111901849

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 03/19/1991

Site Address:
Hi-Ridge Lumber Co.
329 N. Phillipe Ln.
Yreka, CA 96097

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 458, Yreka,, CA 96097

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/19/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/06/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361283054

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
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	3203 A01	04/08/1991	05/10/1991	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170168256

Event: 02/27/1991

Employee's finger amputated in cutoff saw

Employee #1 was using a swing cut0ff saw to cut 2 by 4 spacers to length. He cut a board and was reaching down with his left hand to remove the scrap end when his glove caught the saw blade and his hand was pulled into the saw. His little finger was amputated. Cutting spacers for use between units of lumber was a fill-in job that employees did when they had finished with their normal assignment. Employee #1 had done this job approximately 10 times before. He stated that he had been taught to stand to the right of the saw and to reach over to its left side (where the handhold is located) with his left hand to pull. Employee #1 also indicated that he thought the saw should be operated by standing on the left side and using the right hand to pull the saw to make a cut.

Keywords: CLOTHING, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, SAW, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111901849			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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