Powered by GoogleTranslate

Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124761370 - Medite Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Medford

 

Inspection Nr: 124761370
Report ID: 1054116
Date Opened: 07/18/1995

Site Address:
Medite Corporation
5205 N River Rd
Rogue River, OR 97537

Mailing Address:
Po Box 550, Medford, OR 97501

Union Status: Union

SIC:2436

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/18/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/18/1995


Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 791616
Event: 07/18/1995
Employee's foot crushed in log kicker

Employee #1 was taking measurements to replace a steel backstop on a log kicker. When he activated the machine's electronic eye, his right foot became caught in the log chain as the log kicker passed across the chain. He sustained crushing injuries to his foot and was hospitalized. Employee #1 had failed to lockout the energy source for the log kicker.

Keywords: FRACTURE, REPAIR, WORK RULES, ELECTRONIC CONTROL, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 124761370 Hospitalized injury Fracture Machinery maintenance occupations
Back to Top

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.

Close