Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124761495 - Parsons Pine Products Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Medford

Inspection Nr: 124761495

Report ID: 1054116

Date Opened: 08/17/1995

Site Address:
Parsons Pine Products Inc
255-295 Helman St
Ashland, OR 97520

Mailing Address:
Po Box 91099, Portland, OR 97291

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2431

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/29/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/30/1996

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2		1			3
Current Violations	2		1			3
Initial Penalty	$2,250	$0	$1,000	$0	$0	$3,250
Current Penalty	$2,250	$0	$1,000	$0	$0	$3,250
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	701076001 A	11/03/1995	11/08/1995	$1,250	$1,250	$0	-
2.	02002	Repeat	19100147 C07 I	11/03/1995	11/08/1995	$1,000	$1,000	$0	-
3.	02003	Serious	19100147 C04 I	11/03/1995	11/08/1995	$1,000	$1,000	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 791632

Event: 08/17/1995

Employee's fingers caught in moving parts of chip braker

Employee #1, of Parsons Pine Products, Inc., was reaching into a clean-out box that housed a chip braker. The usual work practice was to use a stick to help unplug the cyclone unit above. A coworker shut the air lock system off (plant air) and then turned on the chip braker. For some reason, Employee #1 placed his fingers into the chip braker unit (steel fins) at almost the same time the coworker turned on the unit. Employee #1 pulled his hand out of the unit, and the coworker saw what had happened and enacted the emergency medical plan. Emergency help arrived, assessed his injuries, and then transported Employee #1 to the local hospital. He was hospitalized with broken fingers.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CHIPPER, CLOGGED, COMMUNICATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124761495			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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