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Inspection: 18576488 - Whitehall Furniture, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Ky Labor Cabinet Division Of Osh Compliance

 

Inspection Nr: 18576488
Report ID: 0452110
Date Opened: 01/26/1987

Site Address:
Whitehall Furniture, Inc.
800 Moreland St
Owensboro, KY 42301

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2521

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/27/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/07/1988

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 7 8
Current Violations 7 7
Initial Penalty $560 $0 $0 $0 $0 $560
Current Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
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 Serious 19100213 M01 02/12/1987 02/24/1987 $560 $560 $0 02/26/1987 R - Review Commission Citation has been deleted.
2. 02001A Other 19100219 C03 02/12/1987 02/24/1987 $0 $0 $0 02/26/1987 -  
3. 02001B Other 19100219 C02 I 02/12/1987 02/15/1987 $0 $0 $0 02/26/1987 -  
4. 02002 Other 19100178 P01 02/12/1987 02/24/1987 $0 $0 $0 02/26/1987 -  
5. 02003 Other 19100212 A05 02/12/1987 02/18/1987 $0 $0 $0 02/26/1987 -  
6. 02004 Other 19100213 B01 02/12/1987 02/18/1987 $0 $0 $0 02/26/1987 -  
7. 02005 Other 19100304 A02 02/12/1987 02/18/1987 $0 $0 $0 02/26/1987 -  
8. 02006 Other 19100305 B02 02/12/1987 02/18/1987 $0 $0 $0 02/26/1987 -  
9. 02007A Other 19101200 E01 02/12/1987 04/23/1987 $0 $0 $0 02/26/1987 A - Amendment  
10. 02007B Other 19101200 H 02/12/1987 04/23/1987 $0 $0 $0 02/26/1987 A - Amendment  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 739862
Event: 01/26/1987
EMPLOYEE LOST TWO FINGERS IN A COPY SHAPER MACHINE

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS THE OPERATOR OF A COPY-SHAPER MACHINE. THIS AUTOMATED MACHINE REQUIRES LOADING AND UNLOADING OF THE CARRIAGE. THE CARRIAGE TRAVELS TOWARDS FOUR SHAPER BLADES, ONE OF WHICH PROJECTS OUTWARD TO CUT THE WOOD. THE CUT PIECE THEN TRAVELS FURTHER TO BE SANDED. WHEN THE SANDING IS COMPLETE, THE CARRIAGE RETURNS TO ITS ORGINAL POSITION. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER THE SANDING SEQUENCE. WHILE THE CARRIAGE WAS RETURNING, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING AN AIR-HOSE TO BLOW OFF THE ROTATING SHAPER BLADES. THE AIR NOZZLE GOT TANGLED IN THE BLADES, CAUSING HIS HAND TO BE YANKED INTO THE BLADES. TWO FINGERS WERE AMPUTATED.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, SAW, AIR HOSE, ENTANGLED, BLADE, INATTENTION, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 18576488 Hospitalized injury Amputation Shaping and joining machine operators
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