Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120171798 - Eel River Sawmills Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 120171798

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 08/19/1996

Site Address:
Eel River Sawmills Inc
26011 Avenue Of The Giants
Redcrest, CA 95569

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/16/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/14/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361673023

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$700	$0	$700
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$700	$0	$700
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	3314 A	09/27/1996	10/08/1996	$700	$700	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170363204

Event: 08/13/1996

Employee injured when hand strikes against jump saw blade

Employee #1 was the operator of a computer-controlled jump saw at Mill D, a finger joining operation. After addressing a problem elsewhere, she returned to find that her saw, serial #89257, had shut down. She assumed that the sawdust exhaust system had become plugged and she hit the emergency STOP button to shut down the system. Employee #1 then took off a cover and reached in to check the exhaust suction. She was momentarily distracted and her right hand contacted the 16 in. diameter saw blade, which was still spinning. She suffered a near amputation of her thumb, lacerations, and severe nerve damage. Employee #1 stated that she normally locked out the machine to clear jams in the sawdust system, and that the saw would stop in the time it took to complete the lockout.

Keywords: ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, THUMB, EMERGENCY STOP, SAW, CLOGGED, LACERATION, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120171798			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators

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