Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1490238.015 - Norkol Converting Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1490238.015

Report ID: 0524200

Date Opened: 08/28/2020

Site Address:
Norkol Converting Corporation
11650 W. Grand Avenue
Northlake, IL 60164

Mailing Address:
11650 W. Grand Avenue, Northlake, IL 60164

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: 09/28/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 04/14/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1647454	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$12,288	$0	$0	$1,493	$0	$13,781
Current Penalty	$6,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,200
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	19100145 C03	01/29/2021		$6,200	$12,288	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040029 B02	01/29/2021		$0	$1,493	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 129096.015

Event: 08/19/2020

Employee amputates finger in pinch point

At 4:30 a.m. on August 19, 2020, an employee was being trained on how to wrap rolls of paper. The correct size paper for the roll had run out. The employee was instructed to grab the wrap to ensure it stayed on the roll as the roll turned. The roll caught the employee's glove and pulled his left hand forward and between the paper roll and rotating roller, causing the weight of the roller to smash his fingers. The glove was removed, and the tip of left index finger was missing. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of the tip of the left index finger.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Crushed, Finger, Fingertip, Glove, Hand, Paper, Paper Roll, Pinch Point, Roll, Roller--Mach/Part, Rotating Parts

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1490238.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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