Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125673517 - Pacific Lumber

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 125673517

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 02/18/1998

Site Address:
Pacific Lumber
Mill B
Scotia, CA 95565

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 37, Scotia, CA 95565

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/18/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/28/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361677313

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
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	3314 A	04/27/1998	04/27/1998	$300	$300	$0	05/14/1998	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170361968

Event: 01/19/1998

Employee's foot injured in mill cant

Employee #1 had a short cant that became hung up and was causing the mill cant chain to jam. The chain is governed by a HOLD-DOWN button, and Employee #1 used a stick to wedge the button into the 'on' position. He then got on the running chain to pry out the short cant. When the short cant came free, Employee #1 lost his balance and another cant trapped his foot against the roll case, which was receiving the cants from the cant chain. His foot sustained injuries, for which he was hospitalized. Employee #1 was an experienced mill cants button operator. This accident resulted from his overriding the HOLD-DOWN button and from his mounting the machine as it was running, instead of locking it out.

Keywords: CHAIN, WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SAWMILL, LOST BALANCE, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125673517			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Stock handlers and baggers

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