Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309688208 - Murphy Company

Inspection Information - Office: Medford

Inspection Nr: 309688208

Report ID: 1054116

Date Opened: 01/06/2006

Site Address:
Murphy Company
7975 11th St
White City, OR 97503

Mailing Address:
2350 Prairie Rd, Eugene, OR 97402

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2436

NAICS: 321212/Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/22/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/01/2006

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			1		5
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$8,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,500
Current Penalty	$3,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,250
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	Serious	19100147 D04 I	04/19/2006	04/24/2006	$0	$2,500	$0	05/04/2006	L - State Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	702031410 B	04/19/2006	04/24/2006	$3,000	$5,000	$0	05/04/2006	L - State Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100212 A01	04/19/2006	04/29/2006	$250	$500	$0	05/04/2006	L - State Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100147 C05 I	04/19/2006	04/24/2006	$0	$500	$0	05/04/2006	L - State Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
5.	02005	Other	19100147 C06 I	04/19/2006	05/12/2006	$0	$0	$0	05/04/2006	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201621950

Event: 01/05/2006

Employee Amputates Leg in Wood Production Operation

On January 5, 2006, Employee #1 walked to a core chain that transferred peeler log cores to a storage chain and whole log chipper. He was attempting to clear a cross up of log cores that had been peeled by a Veneer lathe. His right leg slipped down through a moving box chain into an opening in the metal pan below the chain. The chain dragged his leg over a metal edge, causing amputation to the leg below the knee. He was dragged back to the core stop, where he got off the chain and hopped to the core operator station. From here he moved to the lathe operator station. His supervisors and coworkers were contacted and they called 911 and activated the EMS system. The paramedics, upon arrival, stabilized the employee and asked the coworkers to retrieve the missing appendage. Employee #1 was transported to an emergency medical center.

Keywords: CHAIN, LATHE, AMPUTATED, LOG, STUCK, DRAGGED, CHIPPER, POINT OF OPERATION, LOGGING, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309688208			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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