Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1267743.015 - Platinum Converting, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1267743.015

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 10/05/2017

Site Address:
Platinum Converting, Inc.
851 Expressway Drive
Itasca, IL 60143

Mailing Address:
851 Expressway Drive, Itasca, IL 60143

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326199/All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/21/2018

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 11/20/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1268771	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$43,238	$0	$0	$0	$0	$43,238
Current Penalty	$12,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,000
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	19100147 C01	03/07/2018	12/05/2018	$6,000	$11,641	$0	03/22/2018	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C05 II C 1	03/07/2018	03/29/2018	$0	$8,315	$0	03/22/2018	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003	Serious	19100147 D	03/07/2018	04/13/2018	$0	$11,641	$0	03/22/2018	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	01004	Serious	19100212 A01	03/07/2018	12/05/2018	$6,000	$11,641	$0	03/22/2018	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 99563.015

Event: 09/27/2017

Employee sustains amputation when caught in printing press

At 10:00 p.m. on September 27, 2017, Employee #1 was cleaning the rollers on a printing press with the machine running. He was pulled into the rotating rollers and suffered an amputation. The employee was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Cleaning, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Printing Press, Roller--Mach/Part

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1267743.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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