Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2911253 - National Poly Products, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 2911253

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 03/14/1986

Site Address:
National Poly Products, Inc.
2111 3rd Ave.
Mankato, MN 56001

Mailing Address:
Po Box 1180, Mankato, MN 56001

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/14/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/21/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360760664

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$350
Current Penalty	$350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$350
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	182065302	04/02/1986	04/04/1986	$123	$123	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A01	04/02/1986	04/28/1986	$227	$227	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 689810

Event: 03/12/1986

EMPLOYEE'S ARMS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLERS

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:45 AM ON MARCH 12, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS GIVEN THE JOB OF CLEANING RESIDUE FROM THE SURFACE OF A RUBBER ROLLER ON THE CASTLINE MACHINE (LOCATED IN THE POLYETHYLENE FILM DEPARTMENT). HE WAS USING A SMALL RUBBER BLOCK, HELD IN HIS RIGHT HAND, TO CLEAN THE ROLLER. HE WAS USING HIS LEFT HAND TO GRIP HIS RIGHT WRIST SO THAT HE COULD HOLD THE BLOCK STEADY. SUDDENLY, THE RUBBER BLOCK CONTACTED A STICKY MATERIAL ON THE ROLLER. THE BLOCK, ALONG WITH EMPLOYEE #1'S HANDS AND ARMS, WERE PULLED INTO THE INRUNNING NIP POINT BETWEEN THE RUBBER ROLLER AND THE ADJACENT EMBOSSING ROLLER. EMPLOYEE #1 SUSTAINED SEVERE BURNS TO BOTH ARMS ABOVE THE ELBOWS DUE TO THE HEAT CONDUCTED FROM THE EMBOSSING ROLLER. HE WAS NOT REMOVED FROM BETWEEN THE ROLLERS FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES (BY SEVERAL SUPERVISORS). THE ROLLERS WERE 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND WERE ROTATING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 104 RPM. THE ROLLERS WERE LOCATED 52 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL. THE SPACE BETWEEN THE ROLLERS WAS 2 1/8 INCHES.

Keywords: BURN, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, ARM, NIP POINT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2911253			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Rolling machine operators

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