Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1368825.015 - Omnova Solutions Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1368825.015

Report ID: 0317700

Date Opened: 01/02/2019

Site Address:
Omnova Solutions Inc.
95 Hickory Drive
Auburn, PA 17922

Mailing Address:
95 Hickory Drive, Auburn, PA 17922

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: 01/02/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 09/04/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1411098	Yes	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$13,260	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,260
Current Penalty	$9,945	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,945
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 C04 I	05/03/2019	05/23/2019	$9,945	$13,260	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 112219.015

Event: 12/20/2018

Employee fractures forearm while operating embosser machine

At 5:50 p.m. on December 20, 2018, an employee was working for a manufacturer of plastics products. He was operating embosser machine Number 3. The machine had two small rotating motor-driven cooling cans or rollers. The employee observed tape on one of the cans or rollers. Using a piece of cardboard, he attempted to remove the tape by hand. His left hand and forearm were caught in the pinch point formed by the rotating motor-driven cooling cans or rollers and an idler can or roller. He sustained a fractured left forearm. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught In, Forearm, Fracture, Hand, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Nip Point, Roller--Mach/Part, Rotating Parts

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1368825.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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