Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307239160 - Playtex Products, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 307239160

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 07/28/2005

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

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	205424328	Yes

Violation Summary
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

Violation Items
#	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

Investigation Nr: 202087243

Event: 05/17/2005

Employee's Arm Is Amputated in Textile Machine

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307239160			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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