Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125831503 - Humboldt Flakeboard Panels Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125831503

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 07/08/2009

Site Address:
Humboldt Flakeboard Panels Inc
4700 West End Rd
Arcata, CA 95521

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2493

NAICS: 321219/Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/08/2009

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: L:Arrastim

Case Closed: 08/20/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102514577

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202488904

Event: 06/28/2009

Worker Suffers Abrasions and Lacerations in Machine Accident

On June 28, 2009, a worker was employed by a company that manufactured particle board. The worker who sawed wood was clearing a jam in a conveyor belt. All equipment was locked out. The worker was inside a chute that discharged into a core mixer. The core mixer blended the sawdust, glue and resins together. The worker was standing in the core mixer with his body inside the sawdust feed chute. The core mixer was shaped like a barrel and opened in half on its long side. The worker stepped on the side of the open core mixer as he positioned himself to clear the jam. The core mixer closed on the worker's lower legs, inflicting lacerations and abrasions. This accident did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: SAWYER, MACHINE OPERATOR, MIXER, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LACERATION, ABRASION, STRUCK BY, CONVEYOR BELT, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125831503			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Machine operators, not specified

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