Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1554965.015 - Tap Packaging Solutions

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1554965.015

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 09/28/2021

Site Address:
Tap Packaging Solutions
4600 Tiedeman Road
Brooklyn, OH 44144

Mailing Address:
4600 Tiedeman Road, Brooklyn, OH 44144

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 322219

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/28/2021

Emphasis: P:Amputate, N:Amputate

Case Closed: 11/26/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1815043	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			1			1
Current Violations			1			1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$17,555	$0	$0	$17,555
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$10,533	$0	$0	$10,533
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Repeat	19100212 A01	10/29/2021	12/03/2021	$10,533	$17,555	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139569.015

Event: 09/22/2021

Employee amputates finger while cutting paper with mitering

At 9:00 a.m. on September 22, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a paperboard manufacturer was cutting large pieces of paper with a parry mitering machine. The machine was not adequately guarded, allowing the employee's hand to enter the point of the operation and be struck by the blade. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization or a laceration to his finger.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cutting, Finger, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Laborer, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Manufacturing, Paper, Paper Cutter, Paper Machine, Point Of Operation, Safety Device, Shear, Sheared, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1554965.015	64	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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