Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120287495 - Harwood Products

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 120287495

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 08/30/1995

Site Address:
Harwood Products
1 Main Street
Branscomb, CA 95417

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 224, Branscomb, CA 95417

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5031

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/19/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/04/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362134850

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$350	$0	$350
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	4075 A	08/30/1995	08/30/1995	$350	$5,000	$0	10/17/1995	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170380729

Event: 08/29/1995

Chipper operator's fingers amputated in chain and sprocket

Employee #1, a chipper operator who has been employed at this company since 1986, was helping clear a jam. He was walking past the chain and sprocket drive of a conveyor that carries slash to the chipper. The area was moderately cluttered. The chain guard had been removed four days earlier. The drive has a 15 in. clearance to the opposite wall and is 47 in. above the floor. Three of Employee #1's fingers on his right hand were caught and amputated in the chain and sprocket.

Keywords: CHAIN, CLEARANCE, MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CHIPPER, SPROCKET, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120287495			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Forestry workers, except logging

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.