Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124707142 - Grants Pass Moulding Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Medford

Inspection Nr: 124707142

Report ID: 1054116

Date Opened: 10/28/1996

Site Address:
Grants Pass Moulding Inc
123 Ne Beacon Dr
Grants Pass, OR 97526

Mailing Address:
Po Box 447, Grants Pass, OR 97526

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2431

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/07/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/06/1997

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$1,760	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,760
Current Penalty	$1,760	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,760
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C07 I	01/31/1997	02/17/1997	$1,250	$1,250	$0	-
2.	01001B	Serious	701076001 A	01/31/1997	02/17/1997	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01001C	Serious	19100147 C07 IV	01/31/1997	02/17/1997	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	01002	Serious	19100147 C02 II	01/31/1997	02/17/1997	$300	$300	$0	-
5.	01003	Serious	19100212 A03 II	01/31/1997	01/07/1997	$210	$210	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171046980

Event: 10/28/1996

Employee's fingers injured in cut-off saw

Employee #1 was operating an Irvington cut-off saw with a 14 in. blade when sawdust began to fly up in his face. Suspecting the dust collection system had become plugged, he shut off the saw using the operator's controls and got down onto floor level. He pulled the vacuum hose off the saw and looked inside. Noting that wood and sawdust had accumulated there, he opened an inspection plate on the side of the saw. As Employee #1 was reaching into the interior of the saw housing to clear the obstruction, his right hand struck the still rotating blade. He sustained partial amputation of his ring finger, damaged nerves in his thumb, loss of skin from his ring and index fingers.

Keywords: FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, SAW, CLOGGED, LACERATION, SKIN, BLADE, HAND, BLIND REACHING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124707142			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Sawing machine operators

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