Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304171887 - Boise Cascade Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Bend

Inspection Nr: 304171887

Report ID: 1054115

Date Opened: 09/18/2001

Site Address:
Boise Cascade Corporation
90 S 21st St
Elgin, OR 97827

Mailing Address:
Po Box 97, Elgin, OR 97827

Union Status: Union

SIC:2621

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/04/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/04/2002

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201701497

Event: 09/17/2001

Employee Injured When Hand Pulled Into Roller

Employee #1 was working as a core operator, arranging pieces of core and assuring that they were properly aligned as they pass by on a belt. The pieces of core arrived on a flat conveyor belt; part of the arriving material came from a station upstream and part came from a feeder station immediately prior to Employee #1's station. The feeder operator immediately upstream feeds core off a stack through a powered roll and onto the conveyor. Employee #1 became aware that the core feeder had been distracted by a problem with an upcoming stack of core and had stopped feeding from her position. Rather than shut the line down during this lull, Employee #1 moved further upstream and with considerable effort, reached over the stack of core with her left hand and attempted to push pieces of core off the stack and into the powered roll. Employee #1's glove was caught by a board and her hand was pulled into the powered roll, causing it to jam and stop. Employee #1 climbed over the adjacent guardrail and was able to pull her hand free. Employee #1 suffered a fracture and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, HAND, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304171887			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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