Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304591365 - Knowlton Specialty Papers, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Syracuse Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304591365

Report ID: 0215800

Date Opened: 06/12/2002

Site Address:
Knowlton Specialty Papers, Inc.
213 Factory Street
Watertown, NY 13601

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2621

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/02/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/21/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100881002

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	40			2		42
Current Violations	37			4		41
Initial Penalty	$68,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$68,250
Current Penalty	$52,500	$0	$0	$1,680	$0	$54,180
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	12/09/2002	12/12/2002	$2,800	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100261 A04	12/09/2002	12/12/2002	$3,500	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	5A0001	12/09/2002	03/13/2003	$1,400	$1,750	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
4.	01004	Serious	19100022 A02	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$840	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100023 A08	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$840	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006	Serious	19100023 C01	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$1,400	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01007	Serious	19100023 C03	12/09/2002	12/12/2002	$1,120	$1,400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01008	Serious	19100023 D01 III	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$1,120	$1,400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01009	Serious	19100024 E	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$1,120	$1,400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01010	Serious	19100027 B01 II	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$840	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01011	Other	19100037 K02	12/09/2002	12/12/2002	$840	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	01012	Serious	19100037 Q01	12/09/2002	02/11/2003	$1,120	$1,400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	01013A	Other	19100157 C04	12/09/2002	12/12/2002	$0	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
14.	01013B	Serious	19100178 F02	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$840	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
15.	01014	Serious	19100176 A	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$1,120	$1,400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
16.	01015	Serious	19100176 B	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$1,400	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
17.	01016	Serious	19100178 Q01	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$1,120	$1,400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
18.	01017	Serious	19100184 C01	12/09/2002	12/12/2002	$1,120	$1,400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
19.	01018A	Serious	19100212 A01	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$1,400	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
20.	01018B	Serious	19100261 L07 I	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
21.	01019	Serious	19100212 A05	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$1,400	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
22.	01020A	Serious	19100213 H01	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$1,400	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
23.	01020B	Serious	19100213 H04	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
24.	01021A	Serious	19100215 A02	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$1,120	$1,400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
25.	01021B	Serious	19100215 B09	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
26.	01022A	Serious	19100219 C02 I	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$2,800	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
27.	01022B	Serious	19100261 K02 IV	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
28.	01023A	Serious	19100219 D01	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$2,800	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
29.	01023B	Serious	19100219 E03 I	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
30.	01024	Serious	19100219 F01	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$840	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
31.	01025	Serious	19100242 B	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$840	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
32.	01026A	Serious	19100261 B01	12/09/2002	02/11/2003	$1,400	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
33.	01026B	Serious	19100147 C04 I	12/09/2002	02/11/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
34.	01027	Serious	19100261 B02	12/09/2002	02/11/2003	$1,120	$1,400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
35.	01028A	Serious	19100261 K01	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$1,400	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
36.	01028B	Serious	19100261 K31	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
37.	01029A	Serious	19100261 K02 V	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$1,400	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
38.	01029B	Serious	19100261 K12	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
39.	01029C	Serious	19100261 K11	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
40.	01030A	Serious	19100261 K14	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$1,400	$1,400	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
41.	01030B	Serious	19100261 K18	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
42.	01031	Serious	19100261 K26 I	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$1,400	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
43.	01032A	Serious	19100303 G02 I	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$2,800	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
44.	01032B	Serious	19100303 G02 III	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
45.	01032C	Serious	19100305 J01 I	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
46.	01033	Serious	19100304 A02	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$840	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
47.	01034	Serious	19100304 E01 IV	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$840	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
48.	01035	Serious	19100304 F04	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$1,400	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
49.	01036	Serious	19100304 F07 III	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$1,400	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
50.	01037	Serious	19100305 F	12/09/2002	12/12/2002	$1,400	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
51.	01038	Serious	19100305 G02 III	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$840	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
52.	01039	Serious	19100305 J05 VI	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$1,400	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
53.	01040A	Serious	19100335 A01 I	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$1,400	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
54.	01040B	Serious	19100335 A01 II	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
55.	02001	Other	19100305 G01 III	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
56.	02002	Other	19100305 J05 V	12/09/2002	01/11/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200880698

Event: 06/11/2002

One employee Killed and five injured in an explosion

On June 11, 2002, six employees were operating a paper saturation drying system, consisting of six dryer cans. For some reason, a malfunction occurred, causing a steam explosion. One employee was killed and five were injured, four required hospitalization.

Keywords: STEAM, EXPLOSION, PAPER MACHINE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304591365	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous plant and system operators
2	304591365	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous plant and system operators
3	304591365	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous plant and system operators
4	304591365	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous plant and system operators
5	304591365	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous plant and system operators
6	304591365	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous plant and system operators

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