Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309693117 - Jim Thorp Lumber Products Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Medford

Inspection Nr: 309693117

Report ID: 1054116

Date Opened: 07/10/2006

Site Address:
Jim Thorp Lumber Products Inc
3561 Eagle Valley Rd
Yoncalla, OR 97499

Mailing Address:
Po Box 103, Yoncalla, OR 97499

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 321912/ Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/24/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/24/2006

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201622081

Event: 07/06/2006

Employee Lacerates Biceps When Lath Is Thrown by Saw

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on July 6, 2006, Employee #1 was working at a sawmill. He was operating a resaw/edger at a cut stock wood plant that manufactures pallet stock and laths out of 3-inch cores. The plant manager had been summoned to determine if the saw blades needed to be changed out due to a loss of temper. He was observing the saw, when a core got stuck A piece of lath was thrown back through two sets of kickback fingers and down a covered 30-foot conveyor, eventually striking Employee #1 in one of his biceps and causing lacerations. The piece of lath that struck the him measured 8 feet by 2 inches by 0.5 inches. It was thrown through two sets of kickback fingers that had openings of nine-sixteenths of an inch to two inches. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital, where he was hospitalized. He was later released.

Keywords: KICK BACK, GUARD, SAW, EDGER, LACERATION, SAWMILL, STRUCK BY, ARM, FLYING OBJECT, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309693117			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Laborers, except construction

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