Inspection Detail

Inspection: 122109960 - Rexford Paper Company

Inspection Information - Office: Milwaukee Area Office

Inspection Nr: 122109960

Report ID: 0523400

Date Opened: 10/07/1992

Site Address:
Rexford Paper Company
3100 West Mill Road
Milwaukee, WI 53209

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 411, Milwaukee, WI 53209

Union Status: Union

SIC:2672

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/04/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/15/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360405617
Referral	901279992	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$1,950	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,950
Current Penalty	$600	$0	$0	$400	$0	$1,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	19100147 C04 I	11/27/1992	01/16/1993	$400	$975	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19101030 C01 I	11/27/1992	12/30/1992	$600	$975	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19101030 G02 I	11/27/1992	01/09/1993	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14369995

Event: 10/07/1992

EMPLOYEE'S LEG PARTLY AMPUTATED IN LIFT TRUCK COLLISION

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LOADING LARGE PAPER ROLES INTO A SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK AT THE DOCK AREA USING A STAND-UP OPERATION "AUTOMATIC" BRAND ELECTRIC LIFT TRUCK, TYPE E, MODEL FFE30, EQUIPPED WITH A HORIZONTAL POLE ATTACHMENT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BACKING UP FROM A STORAGE AISLE INTO AN EAST-WEST CROSS AISLE. AN EASTBOUND HYSTER ELECTRIC LIFT TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH FRONT END CLAMPS, MODEL #E60XL-33 (ON A MODEL #45F-RC-13B TRUCK), COLLIDED WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRUCK, PINNING EMPLOYEE #1 BETWEEN THE CLAMP ATTACHMENT AND THE REAR OF THE TRUCK BACKING OUT INTO THE AISLE. EMPLOYEE #1'S UPPER LEFT LEG WAS PARTIALLY AMPUTATED AND THE ARTERY WAS SEVERED. THE IMMEDIATE APPLICATION OF FIRST-AID PREVENTED EXTREME BLOOD LOSS. THE LEG WAS REATTACHED AND THE PROGNOSIS WAS ENCOURAGING. BOTH VEHICLES HAD FLASHING LIGHTS AND OPERATING HORNS. THE ANNUAL TRAINING OF BOTH DRIVERS IS DOCUMENTED. THE PROBABLE CAUSE WAS INATTENTIVE DRIVING.

Keywords: LOADING, AMPUTATED, PINNED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, ARTERY, INATTENTION, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122109960			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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