Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302964408 - Murphy Plywood Co

Inspection Information - Office: Medford

Inspection Nr: 302964408

Report ID: 1054116

Date Opened: 05/22/2000

Site Address:
Murphy Plywood Co
411 W Central
Sutherlin, OR 97479

Mailing Address:
Po Box 799, Sutherlin, OR 97479

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2436

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/22/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/30/2000

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201620408

Event: 05/19/2000

Employee caught in machinery

An employee, working the swing shift, was operating a tongue and groove machine and a bander. A load of improperly stamped panels arrived at the infeed of the tongue and groove machine, and the employee decided to mark out the incorrect stamp as the panels passed the outfeed side of the machine. Rather than doing this from the catwalk on the other side of the machine, he climbed on top of the machine on the outfeed side, determined to perform the operation from that position. As he was positioning himself, his foot slipped and was drawn under the press rolls and crushed. Suffering numerous fractures of his lower leg, ankle, and foot. The employee screamed for help and was finally heard by a forklift driver returning to the bander area. The employee was then extracted from the machine and transported to the hospital for treatment of his multiple fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, CATWALK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302964408			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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