Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125673525 - The Pacific Lumber Co

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 125673525

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 02/19/1998

Site Address:
The Pacific Lumber Co
1440 Newberg Road
Fortuna, CA 95540

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

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4813

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/25/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/17/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361677354

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	03/25/1998	03/30/1998	$300	$300	$0	03/30/1998	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170361943

Event: 02/03/1998

Employee's fingers amputated in rougher saw

Employee #1, a 19-year-old trainee at a remanufacturing plant, was being taught by an experienced coworker how to clean up at the sizer unit. The sizer unit had three saws, including a top rougher saw. The coworker had left to attend to another matter when the rougher saw exhaust became plugged. Employee #1 pulled the pipe off the exhaust hood/guard and was reaching in to dislodge the obstruction when his left hand struck the saw blade. His index and middle fingers were amputated to the third knuckle, and his ring finger was fractured. Employee #1 had worked at the plant for a total of six hours, two that day and four the previous day. The machine had not been locked out. The company's policy was to use an air hose with a plastic wand as an extension tool, which the orders do not allow in this case.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, LOCKOUT, SAW, CLOGGED, INEXPERIENCE, UNTRAINED, BLIND REACHING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125673525			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Stock handlers and baggers

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