Inspection Detail
Inspection: 303370985 - Genpak Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Albany Area Office
Site Address:
Genpak Llc
Republic Plaza
Middletown, NY 10940
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:3089
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/06/2000
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/23/2001
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 100740455 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 11 | 3 | 14 | |||
Current Violations | 11 | 3 | 14 | |||
Initial Penalty | $20,175 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20,175 |
Current Penalty | $14,123 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,123 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100036 D02 | 11/16/2000 | 12/19/2000 | $788 | $1,125 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100107 B03 | 11/16/2000 | 12/19/2000 | $788 | $1,125 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100107 B05 I | 11/16/2000 | 12/19/2000 | $788 | $1,125 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
4. | 01004 | Serious | 19100107 E04 | 11/16/2000 | 12/19/2000 | $788 | $1,125 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
5. | 01005 | Serious | 19100107 E09 | 11/16/2000 | 12/19/2000 | $788 | $1,125 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
6. | 01006A | Serious | 19100132 A | 11/16/2000 | 12/19/2000 | $1,050 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
7. | 01006B | Serious | 19100132 D01 | 11/16/2000 | 12/19/2000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
8. | 01006C | Serious | 19100133 A01 | 11/16/2000 | 12/19/2000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
9. | 01006D | Serious | 19100133 A02 | 11/16/2000 | 12/19/2000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
10. | 01006E | Serious | 19100136 A | 11/16/2000 | 12/19/2000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
11. | 01006F | Serious | 19100138 A | 11/16/2000 | 12/19/2000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
12. | 01007 | Serious | 19100212 A01 | 11/16/2000 | 12/19/2000 | $1,313 | $1,875 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
13. | 01008 | Serious | 19100212 A03 II | 11/16/2000 | 07/21/2001 | $4,410 | $6,300 | $0 | P - Petition to Mod Abatement | ||
14. | 01009 | Serious | 19100219 C04 I | 11/16/2000 | 12/19/2000 | $788 | $1,125 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
15. | 01010 | Serious | 19100305 B01 | 11/16/2000 | 12/19/2000 | $1,313 | $1,875 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
16. | 01011 | Serious | 19100307 B | 11/16/2000 | 05/02/2001 | $1,313 | $1,875 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
17. | 02001 | Other | 19100037 Q02 | 11/16/2000 | 12/19/2000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
18. | 02002 | Other | 19100037 Q05 | 11/16/2000 | 12/19/2000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
19. | 02003 | Other | 19100254 D09 III | 11/16/2000 | 12/19/2000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, age 20, was operating the calendar, or S-wrap section, of an extrusion machine manufactured by the Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering Company, Inc. This machine transformed polystyrene pellets into sheets of styrofoam packing material used by food stores for meat and fish packing and by restaurants for take-out food containers. The supervisor, who was on the other side of the S-wrap calendar, had just handed Employee #1 a sheet of styrofoam to feed it into the winder section of the machine directly behind him. Somehow in the process, his torso became caught in the 6 1/4 in. nip point between the two lowest rollers. As he was pulled in, he apparently managed to pull the trip wire to stop the rollers, but this dropped the 312 lb upper roller down 2 1/4 in., reducing the nip point to 4 in., and further crushing his torso. This caused the most serious damage to his abdomen and internal organs. When the supervisor walked around the calendar to verify that the feeding and winding had been done correctly, he found Employee #1's body half-way in the nip point. It took maintenance workers approximately 45 minutes to torch-cut one of the rollers and extricate Employee #1 from the nip point. He was transported to the hospital, where he underwent surgery. Employee #1 died several hours later.
Keywords: TORSO, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PLASTIC MFG, NIP POINT, CALENDER
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 303370985 | Fatality | Other | Extruding and forming machine operators |