Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1340674.015 - Primex Plastics Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Madison

Inspection Nr: 1340674.015

Report ID: 0523300

Date Opened: 08/21/2018

Site Address:
Primex Plastics Corporation
1400 Industrial Street
Reedsburg, WI 53959

Mailing Address:
1400 Industrial Street, Reedsburg, WI 53959

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 325211/Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/21/2018

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 06/17/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1370915	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$10,419	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,419
Current Penalty	$7,814	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,814
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	02/11/2019	03/16/2020	$7,814	$10,419	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 113483.015

Event: 08/15/2018

Employee Sustains Multiple Injuries When Pulled Into Film Wi

At 2:10 a.m. on August 15, 2018, an employee was running a plastic extruded film line and was performing a "cut-over" to move the web of finished film from a fu ll roll onto a new/empty roll. The employee cut the web of film from a full rol l and her left hand was pulled into the in-running nip point, fracturing her lef t arm in two places as well as puncturing her chest with her cutting tool. The employee also injured her left leg and dislocated her meniscus. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords:arm, caught by, caught in, chest, cutting, dislocated, fracture, laceration, leg, nip point, puncture, stabbed

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1340674.015			Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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