Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1435934.015 - Specialty Quality Packaging, Llc.

Inspection Information - Office: Albany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1435934.015

Report ID: 0213100

Date Opened: 10/07/2019

Site Address:
Specialty Quality Packaging, Llc.
602 Potential Parkway
Scotia, NY 12302

Mailing Address:
602 Potential Parkway, Scotia, NY 12302

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 322299/All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/07/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/25/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1500722	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 120458.015

Event: 09/19/2019

Employee injures fingers when pulled in by rotating belt and

At 3:30 p.m. on September 19, 2019, an employee and coworker were working on an International Paper Box Machine folder gluer machine, attempting to synchronize a new VFD unit with the PLC. The employee was using a tachometer to measure the speed of a rotating shaft. As the employee was pointing to show his coworker the location of a tachometer reading. As the employee reached towards the location, his right hand was pulled in by an unguarded rotating belt and pulley assembly. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of an amputation of tip of right middle finger and crushing injury to ring finger.

Keywords: Amputation, Belt, Crushed, Crushing, Finger, Fingertip, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Pulley, Rotating Parts, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1435934.015		M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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