Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310397856 - Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company Elkin Div.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Winston-Salem

Inspection Nr: 310397856

Report ID: 0453720

Date Opened: 12/11/2006

Site Address:
Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company Elkin Div.
501 E. Main Street
Elkin, NC 28621

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 230, Elkin, NC 28621

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2599

NAICS: 337127/Institutional Furniture Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/15/2007

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Wood

Case Closed: 06/05/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100073394
Complaint	206106726	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$3,150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,150
Current Penalty	$2,363	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,363
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	19100212 A01	02/23/2007	02/28/2007	$2,363	$3,150	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19100219 C04 II	02/23/2007	02/28/2007	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200073062

Event: 10/20/2006

Employee Is Injured When Caught in Unguarded Conveyor

At approximately 1:50 p.m. on October 20, 2006, Employee #1 was going to turn off a circuit breaker for machine Number 5. He tripped and fell sideways and placed his left arm out to balance and catch himself. His left arm and gloved hand hit the idler pulley roller and belt, which pulled his left arm and hand into the unguarded roller-belt area of the scrap conveyor. Employee #1 received a broken left arm and crushed left hand and was hospitalized.

Keywords: GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, STRUCK BY, ARM, NIP POINT, PULLEY, HAND, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310397856			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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