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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1431675.015 - Ahlstrom-Munksjo
Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office
Site Address:
Ahlstrom-Munksjo
600 Thilmany Rd.
Kaukauna, WI 54130
Mailing Address:
600 Thilmany Road, Kaukauna, WI 54130
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 322121/Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/18/2019
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/24/2020
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1498768 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $22,732 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $22,732 |
| Current Penalty | $13,260 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,260 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19100147 C04 I | 12/04/2019 | $13,260 | $13,260 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19100147 C06 I | 12/04/2019 | 01/27/2020 | $0 | $9,472 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 1:15 a.m. on September 16, 2019, an employee was cleaning out the star feeder valve at a paper mill. The employee was working alone. The employee was filling in as a coating kitchen operator and had been certified for approximately one year. The control panel indicated a Starch Flow Fault which meant that the starch was not dropping down from the overhead bulk starch storage silo. The feeder was 18 inches in diameter and 48 inches tall, with a silo capacity of 280,000 lbs of starch, and a discharge rate of 200 lbs/min. The employee went to the room with the feeder and opened the guard for the discharge rotary feeder Rotolock 10 airlock to remove the jam. The employee pushed the starch down with his hand adjacent to a paddle rotating at approximately 30 rotations per minute. The employee's finger was caught between the rotating paddle and the side of the rotary feeder and was amputated. Prior to the incident, it was through that the machine would not operate when it was in fault. The employee received medical treatment for a right index fingertip amputation but was not hospitalized.
Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Clogged, Feed Mill, Finger, Fingertip, Jammed, Machine operator, Unwitnessed, Valve, Working Alone
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1431675.015 | 28 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | Machine operators, not specified |