Inspection Detail
Inspection: 2819415 - Chesapeake Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Chesapeake Corporation
725 Pittman Road
Baltimore, MD 21226
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2653
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/14/1985
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/14/1985
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 360614242 |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO HELP MOVE A LOAD OF PRINTED CARDBOARD BOXES. AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE MOVING CONVEYOR, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR ROLLERS. HE SUSTAINED FRACTURES TO HIS LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT. THE MACHINE WAS A ROACH CONVEYOR. MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBERS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. A WRITTEN POLICY WAS IN EFFECT PROHIBITING EMPLOYEE #1'S ACTIONS. SAFETY TRAINING WAS CONDUCTED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN WORKING IN THIS POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR. WITNESSES STATED THAT EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TIRED FROM WORKING OVERTIME. HIS ACTIONS REPRESENTED A SHORT CUT AND WERE NOT COMMON PRACTICE.
Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, SLIP, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CONVEYOR, ANKLE, FOOT
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 2819415 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Miscellaneous printing machine operators |