Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115778805 - Weyerhaeuser Company

Inspection Information - Office: Bend

Inspection Nr: 115778805

Report ID: 1054115

Date Opened: 07/21/1994

Site Address:
Weyerhaeuser Company
6400 Ashland Hwy/ Particle Board Plant
Klamath Falls, OR 97601

Mailing Address:
Po Box 9, Klamath Falls, OR 97601

Union Status: Union

SIC:5113

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/22/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/05/1995

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	8			2		10
Current Violations	7			3		10
Initial Penalty	$6,120	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,120
Current Penalty	$5,070	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,070
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
1.	01001	Serious	19100219 F03	09/26/1994	10/13/1994	$900	$900	$0	10/04/1994	L - State Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100023 C02	09/26/1994	10/27/1994	$1,400	$1,800	$0	10/04/1994	L - State Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100212 A01	09/26/1994	10/27/1994	$600	$600	$0	10/04/1994	L - State Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100027 D01 II	09/26/1994	10/27/1994	$1,150	$1,500	$0	10/04/1994	L - State Settlement
5.	01005	Other	19100212 A02	09/26/1994	10/13/1994	$0	$300	$0	10/04/1994	L - State Settlement
6.	01006	Serious	19100212 A01	09/26/1994	10/13/1994	$300	$300	$0		-
7.	01007	Serious	19100212 A01	09/26/1994	07/21/1994	$240	$240	$0		-
8.	01008	Serious	19100303 G02 I	09/26/1994	07/21/1994	$480	$480	$0		-
9.	02009	Other	19100219 I02	09/26/1994	07/21/1994	$0	$0	$0		-
10.	02010	Other	19100219 C04 I	09/26/1994	07/21/1994	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 789651

Event: 07/21/1994

Employee's hand smashed and fingers broken by conveyor belt

At or about 8:45 a.m. on July 14, 1994, Employee #1, of Weyerhaeuser Company, Particle Board Division, entered a restricted area and was cleaning the roll and the bottom of the conveyor belt with a wire brush while the belt was running. The brush caught in a belt splice, and Employee #1's hand was pinched between the return portion of a conveyor belt and the carrier roll. His fingers were broken and his hand was smashed. He was transported to Merle West Medical Center in Klamath Falls.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR BELT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115778805			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Separating, filtering & clarifying mach. operators

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