Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316634245 - Western Cascade Industries Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 316634245

Report ID: 1054113

Date Opened: 09/05/2012

Site Address:
Western Cascade Industries Llc
300 S Bay Rd
Toledo, OR 97391

Mailing Address:
Po Box 460, Toledo, OR 97391

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 321113/Sawmills

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/01/2013

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/06/2013

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
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	19100265 C18 I	02/12/2013	02/15/2013	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201615259

Event: 08/31/2012

Worker Hospitalized after Being Struck by a Log

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on August 31, 2012, Employee #1, a 48-year-old male laborer with Western Cascade Industries LLC, was straightening logs approximately eight-feet long by eighteen-inch diameter on a stepper to the log chain at the Mill. Part of the process was for the operator to eject (kick) logs that are of oversize lengths and diameter onto a conveyor to take them out of the system and eject them onto the ground. The line had shut down because of a problem further in the Mill. However, the log on the conveyor had not been ejected to the ground. Employee #1 and operator where called into the Mill to help with the problem. As Employee #1 left his station, the log was automatically ejected and thrown into him. The log struck and fractured Employee #1's left leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized as a result of this event.

Keywords: EJECTED, FRACTURE, LOG, STRUCK BY, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316634245			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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