Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305128522 - Northwood Manufacturing Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Bend

Inspection Nr: 305128522

Report ID: 1054115

Date Opened: 05/31/2002

Site Address:
Northwood Manufacturing Inc
59948 Downs Rd
La Grande, OR 97850

Mailing Address:
Po Box 3359, La Grande, OR 97850

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2451

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/18/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/19/2003

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			4		5
Current Violations	1			4		5
Initial Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$1,500
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	701076001 A	07/16/2002	07/19/2002	$500	$500	$0	-
2.	02002	Other	701070021 C	07/16/2002	07/19/2002	$1,000	$1,000	$0	-
3.	02003	Other	701076506 A A	07/16/2002	08/02/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	02004	Other	701076506 G	07/16/2002	08/02/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	02005	Other	701076506 E	07/16/2002	08/02/2002	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201701307

Event: 05/23/2002

Employee injures hand in Chop Saw

At about 9:30 a.m. on May 23, 2002, Employee #1, an assembler with Northwood Manufacturing, Inc., was using a Dewalt chop saw to cut aluminum molding to length for use in a camp trailer. The saw's guard was sticking and its on and off switch was not working properly. While Employee #1 was lowering the chop saw, he used his left hand to raise the guard up slightly for accuracy of the molding cut. The saw blade came into contact with the bottom of the guard, tearing it off the fasteners, and causing Employee #1's hand to contact the saw blade. He was hospitalized for lacerations between his thumb and index finger that required surgery.

Keywords: FINGER, GUARD, THUMB, SAW, LACERATION, BLADE, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305128522			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Sawing machine operators

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