Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1476135.015 - Knowlton Technologies, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Syracuse Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1476135.015

Report ID: 0215800

Date Opened: 05/21/2020

Site Address:
Knowlton Technologies, Llc
213 Factory Street
Watertown, NY 13601

Mailing Address:
213 Factory Street, Watertown, NY 13601

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: 08/20/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 01/06/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1590988	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$12,145	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,145
Current Penalty	$7,824	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,824
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	19100261 L09 I	08/25/2020	12/28/2020	$7,824	$12,145	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 126376.015

Event: 05/15/2020

Employee amputates fingertip when hand is pulled into ingoin

At 6:08 a.m. on May 15, 2020, an employee was cutting the plastic wrap between two paper rolls. He was using a knife with his right hand to cut the plastic, while using his left hand to break the plastic wrap from the roll. The knife blade caught on the plastic wrap and pulled his hand down and into the ingoing nip point of the rotating paper roll and drum roller. The employee amputated his right index fingertip but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Cutting, Fingertip, Knife, Nip Point, Paper Roll, Plastic, Pulled In

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1476135.015	46	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Winding and twisting machine operators

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