Inspection Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Inspection: 307470674 - Gw Harvesters Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Or Safety 2-Salem

Nr: 307470674

Report ID: 1054113

Open Date: 09/07/2004

Gw Harvesters Inc

9815 Wheatland Rd Ne
Salem, OR 97303

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC: 0722/Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine

NAICS: 115113/ Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine

Inspection Type:

Accident

Scope:

Partial

Advanced Notice:

Ownership:

Private

Safety/Health:

Safety

Close Conference:

10/05/2004

Planning Guide:

Safety-Manufacturing

Close Case:

01/28/2005

**Violation Summary**
	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
FTA Amount	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
	#	ID	Type	Standard	Issuance	Abate	Curr$	Init$	Fta$	Contest	LastEvent
	1.	01001A	Serious	704127505 A	10/18/2004	11/04/2004	$500	$500	$0		-
	2.	01001B	Serious	704127505 H	10/18/2004	11/04/2004	$0	$0	$0		-

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 201612751		Event: 09/01/2004	Employee Is Injured In Conveyor
At approximately 5:50 a.m. on September 1, 2004, Employee #1, a foreman, was cleaning a conveyor belt at the tail roll portion that transfers hops to a dryer. A coworker turned the conveyor belt on and Employee #1's left forearm was pulled into the conveyor belt. He was hospitalized and treated for a broken left arm, which occurred near his elbow.
Keywords: fracture, maintenance, cleaning, control lever, lockout, caught between, conveyor, arm, conveyor belt, elec equipment--misc
	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	307470674		Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, related agricultural occupations

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