Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300892619 - Lowpensky Moulding

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco District Office

Inspection Nr: 300892619

Report ID: 0950611

Date Opened: 03/21/2003

Site Address:
Lowpensky Moulding
900 Palou Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94124

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2431

NAICS: 321918/Other Millwork (including Flooring)

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/21/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/21/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361565161

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				3		3
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,185	$0	$5,185
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,325	$0	$2,325
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	342 A	08/27/2003	09/01/2003	$2,250	$5,000	$0	09/16/2003	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3328 C	08/27/2003	09/01/2003	$75	$75	$0		-
3.	01003	Other	3384 A	08/27/2003	09/29/2003	$0	$110	$0	09/16/2003	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201181666

Event: 03/05/2003

Employee's hand punctured by flying wood scrap

At approximately 8:35 a.m. on March 5, 2003, Employee #1 was using a straight line Diehl rip saw to straighten boards for cabinets. The employee was not using a fence. He was using a laser light, saw guard, and kick back. The employee was on the left of the blade with a large side of board. The board was a 0.81-in. by 8-in. by 10-in. piece of maple (improper measurements in original (feet?)). Approximately 2 ft into the board, a 0.81-in. by 0.25-in. by 12-in. piece flew approximately 8 ft off the right side of the board. The piece of wood penetrated through the employee's canvas backed gloves (mule leather brand) and punctured his right hand and protruded into his wrist. The employee was standing about 8 ft from the machine and was not in the normal direct line of trajectory. The employee was taken to the hospital, where he underwent surgery and was hospitalized. The investigation was found that the serious hand injury would have been prevented if the employee had worn full leather gloves instead of canvas backed ones.

Keywords: WOOD CHIPS, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVE, SAW, WOOD PANEL, FLYING OBJECT, HAND, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300892619			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Miscellaneous precision woodworkers

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