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Inspection: 309693208 - Down River Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Medford

 

Inspection Nr: 309693208
Report ID: 1054116
Date Opened: 07/19/2006

Site Address:
Down River Llc
3033 Memorial Dr
Klamath Falls, OR 97601

Mailing Address:
3090 Memorial Dr, Klamath Falls, OR 97601

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: 07/19/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/06/2006

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 5 5
Current Violations 5 5
Initial Penalty $1,900 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,900
Current Penalty $1,900 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,900
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 702025602 I B 08/09/2006 08/14/2006 $500 $500 $0 -  
2. 01002 Serious 702025602 I E 08/09/2006 08/14/2006 $300 $300 $0 -  
3. 01003 Serious 19100219 I02 08/09/2006 08/14/2006 $500 $500 $0 -  
4. 01004 Serious 702025602 F A 08/09/2006 08/14/2006 $300 $300 $0 -  
5. 01005 Serious 702025602 G B 08/09/2006 08/26/2006 $300 $300 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201622073
Event: 07/12/2006
Employee's Arm Is Crushed in Baler

At approximately 2:45 p.m. on July 12, 2006, Employee #1, a lamination department employee, was cleaning up around the "Big Line" machinery and had picked up excess lamination skin trimmings. Employee #1 took the trimmings to the Freeman baler and placed them inside the compaction chamber. Employee #1 started the baler with the ram door open. As it was slowly going down, he reach into the chamber to push the skin trimmings back down. The ram caught Employee #1's right hand and arm and slowly pulled his appendage in, crushing and fracturing the arm and hand bones. Employee #1 was removed from the baler and transported to the local emergency room. Employee #1 suffered fractures and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CLEANING, BALER, ARM, HAND

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 309693208 Hospitalized injury Fracture Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators
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