Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305833519 - Kem-Wove, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Charlotte

Inspection Nr: 305833519

Report ID: 0453730

Date Opened: 08/19/2002

Site Address:
Kem-Wove, Inc.
10530 Westlake Drive
Charlotte, NC 28273

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2297

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/09/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Program Improvements

Case Closed: 02/14/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102093077

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	10			18		28
Current Violations	10			18		28
Initial Penalty	$6,925	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,925
Current Penalty	$6,925	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,925
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
1.	01001	Serious	19100023 C01	09/27/2002	10/15/2002	$225	$225	$0	-
2.	01002A	Serious	19100138 A	09/27/2002	10/02/2002	$450	$450	$0	-
3.	01002B	Serious	19100132 D02	09/27/2002	03/10/2003	$0	$0	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
4.	01002C	Serious	19100132 F01	09/27/2002	11/29/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	01002D	Serious	19100132 F04	09/27/2002	11/29/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	01003A	Serious	19100146 C01	09/27/2002	11/29/2002	$1,050	$1,050	$0	-
7.	01003B	Serious	19100146 C02	09/27/2002	11/29/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
8.	01003C	Serious	19100146 C04	09/27/2002	03/10/2003	$0	$0	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
9.	01003D	Serious	19100146 G01	09/27/2002	03/10/2003	$0	$0	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
10.	01003E	Serious	19100146 G04	09/27/2002	03/10/2003	$0	$0	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
11.	01004A	Serious	19100147 C04 I	09/27/2002	03/10/2003	$1,050	$1,050	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
12.	01004B	Serious	19100147 D04 I	09/27/2002	01/15/2003	$0	$0	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
13.	01004C	Serious	19100147 F03 II	09/27/2002	11/29/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
14.	01004D	Serious	19100147 C05 IID	09/27/2002	11/29/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
15.	01004E	Serious	19100147 C07 I	09/27/2002	03/10/2003	$0	$0	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
16.	01004F	Serious	19100147 C07 IV	09/27/2002	03/10/2003	$0	$0	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
17.	01004G	Serious	19100147 C06 I	09/27/2002	03/10/2003	$0	$0	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
18.	01005A	Serious	19100178 L01 I	09/27/2002	01/15/2003	$1,050	$1,050	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
19.	01005B	Serious	19100178 L06	09/27/2002	01/15/2003	$0	$0	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
20.	01005C	Serious	19100178 Q07	09/27/2002	11/29/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
21.	01005D	Serious	19100178 A06	09/27/2002	11/29/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
22.	01006A	Serious	19100212 A03 II	09/27/2002	03/10/2003	$1,750	$1,750	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
23.	01006B	Serious	19100212 A01	09/27/2002	10/15/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
24.	01007A	Serious	19100219 C04 I	09/27/2002	10/15/2002	$225	$225	$0	-
25.	01007B	Serious	19100219 F03	09/27/2002	10/15/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
26.	01008	Serious	19100215 B09	09/27/2002	10/15/2002	$375	$375	$0	-
27.	01009	Serious	19100304 F05 V	09/27/2002	10/02/2002	$375	$375	$0	-
28.	01010	Serious	19100304 F04	09/27/2002	10/02/2002	$375	$375	$0	-
29.	02001	Other	19100022 A02	09/27/2002	10/15/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
30.	02002	Other	19100023 D01 III	09/27/2002	10/15/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
31.	02003	Other	19100038 A01	09/27/2002	03/10/2003	$0	$0	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
32.	02004	Other	19100038 A05 II	09/27/2002	03/10/2003	$0	$0	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
33.	02005	Other	19100101 B	09/27/2002	10/15/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
34.	02006	Other	19100157 G01	09/27/2002	11/29/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
35.	02007	Other	19100212 A02	09/27/2002	10/30/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
36.	02008	Other	19100212 B	09/27/2002	10/30/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
37.	02009	Other	19100252 B02 III	09/27/2002	11/29/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
38.	02010	Other	19100253 B02 IV	09/27/2002	10/02/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
39.	02011	Other	19100253 B04 III	09/27/2002	10/15/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
40.	02012	Other	19100303 F	09/27/2002	10/15/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
41.	02013	Other	19100304 A02	09/27/2002	10/15/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
42.	02014	Other	19100305 B01	09/27/2002	10/15/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
43.	02015	Other	19100305 B02	09/27/2002	10/15/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
44.	02016	Other	19100334 A02 II	09/27/2002	10/02/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
45.	02017	Other	19101200 E01	09/27/2002	03/10/2003	$0	$0	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
46.	02018	Other	19101200 H01	09/27/2002	01/15/2003	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202075032

Event: 08/19/2002

Employee's Fingers Are Amputated in Textile Slitter

On August 19, 2002, Employee #1 was operating a Schirp textile slitter. It had a conveyor composed of 13-ft 9.5-in.-long wooden slats that moved the fabric into the machine and through the point of operation, where the fabric would be cut or perforated. The machine was set up to perforate the fabric in 8 ft sections, incorporating a ram with needles embedded 1 in. apart across the 13 ft 6.25 in. length of the machine and extending 0.75 in. to 1 in. from the die. Employee #1 was tending the machine when the fabric became caught on the bed of the slitter after the perforator had penetrated the fabric. She reached her right hand inside the point of operation to straighten out the fabric when the perforator cycled and the needles caught her hand, amputating four of her fingers. There were three guards on the slitter. One was a 15-ft 8.125-in.-wide by 3-ft 5-in.-tall by 3-ft 5-in.-long guard on wheels that extended across the width of the slitter bed. This guard was not fixed or interlocked. The two other guards were 2-ft 1.125-in.-wide by 3-ft 3-in.-tall, with 1 in. by 0.375 in. mesh. These gates were installed on both sides of the machine, just behind the point of operation, and were neither interlocked nor fixed. The gate on the left side of the machine was closed and had a bolt slid through the tongue to keep it shut. The gate on the right side of the machine was open. The large guard was open approximately 36 in. at the time of the inspection.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, INTERLOCK, JAMMED, POINT OF OPERATION, TEXTILE PRODUCTION, SLITTER, TEXTILE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305833519			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Textile cutting machine operators

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