Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123693434 - Fournier Furniture Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Abingdon (Field Office) - Safety 0355110

Inspection Nr: 123693434

Report ID: 0355110

Date Opened: 11/02/1994

Site Address:
Fournier Furniture Corporation
One Fournier Place
St Paul, VA 24283

Mailing Address:
Po Box O, St Paul, VA 24283

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2511

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/02/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/13/1994

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	Serious	19100147 C02 I	11/14/1994	11/17/1994	$2,000	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 948190

Event: 11/02/1994

Employee's fingers amputated in machine rollers

Employee #1 was cleaning the glue tray on a laminating machine before starting his work shift. A coworker, who was operating the machine above him and had access to the start/stop buttons, energized the machine. He did not see Employee #1's hands on the glue rollers. Three of Employee #1's fingers became caught in between the rollers and were amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, NIP POINT, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123693434			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Cementing and gluing machine operators

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