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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 307239160 - Playtex Products, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office
Site Address:
Playtex Products, Inc.
1810 Progress Way
Sidney, OH 45365
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2297
NAICS: 313230/Nonwoven Fabric Mills
Inspection Type: Prog Related
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/05/2005
Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputations
Case Closed: 11/03/2005
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complaint | 205424328 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $1,875 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,875 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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. | 01001A | Serious | 19100147 C04 I | 10/11/2005 | 10/14/2005 | $1,875 | $1,875 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19100147 D03 | 10/11/2005 | 10/14/2005 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
On May 17, 2005, Employee #1 a Non-Woven Operator with Playtex Products, Inc., was performing a weekly clean-up procedure in which the built-up debris (non-woven fiber material) underneath the rollers of a Micro Tuft Opener machine (Model Number 84/1.6492/1), was swept out. While performing this operation while the machine was running, his right hand became caught by, and pulled into, the saw-tooth rollers that function to spread out and open up the fiber material. Employee #1 was hospitalized for an amputation of his right arm just below the elbow. There was no safety switch or interlock on the access door to the machine.
Keywords: AMPUTATED, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, INTERLOCK, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, POINT OF OPERATION, ARM, TEXTILE, DOOR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 307239160 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Machine operators, not specified |