Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123298192 - Rand-Whitney Container Newtown Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Bridgeport Area Office

Inspection Nr: 123298192

Report ID: 0111500

Date Opened: 10/01/1999

Site Address:
Rand-Whitney Container Newtown Llc
1 Edmond Road
Newtown, CT 06470

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 498, Newtown, CT 06470

Union Status: Union

SIC:2653

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/08/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/08/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	201522919	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201520657

Event: 09/22/1999

Employees hand caught in rollers of gluing machine

The operator of an EMBA 244 Flexo-Folder Gluer, with Diecutter, went into the caged "folding area" to make an adjustment of the folding arms. This adjustment was done while the operator was lying on the floor looking up at the boxes being folded. The first helper was at the control panel, jogging boxes through the machine. The operator finished the adjustment and signaled to the helper that everything was okay and he began to get off the floor. The helper remained at the station, but looked away to the paperwork located at the computer terminal. A few seconds later, the operator got his hand caught in the ingoing rollers of the gluing machine. The rollers were several feet away from the area where he was making the adjustments, and it was believed he was attempting to unjam the last box that went through. The employee was hospitalized with several injuries to his hand.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROLLER CONVEYOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123298192			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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