Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301769253 - Bba Nonwovens Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 301769253

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 08/10/1998

Site Address:
Bba Nonwovens Inc.
840 Se Main Street
Simpsonville, SC 29681

Mailing Address:
401 Edge Water Place Ste 670, Wakefield, MA 01880

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2211

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/02/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/05/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360497887

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,300
Current Penalty	$1,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,300
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	19100219 E03 I	10/07/1998	10/19/1998	$1,300	$1,300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200370146

Event: 08/09/1998

Employee's forearm amputated in textile rollers

At approximately 1:40 a.m. on August 9, Employee #1 was performing her normal duties in the calendar roll section of a medical textile plant that made cloth for diapers. The 150 degree F calendar rolls put patterns on the cloth to give it strength. Employee #1 was told to lockout calendar roll #4 and to clear the slide of all loose fibers. She began using a cloth rag to clean the 12 in. by 14 ft metal slide without locking out the machine. Employee #1 reached into the nip point between the rolls, which were running at the thread-up speed of126 ft per min. Her arm became caught and was amputated below the elbow. Employee #1 later stated that she could not remember why she reached into the nip point.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ARM, CALENDER, BLIND REACHING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301769253			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Winding and twisting machine operators

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