Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309770766 - American Powder Coatings, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309770766

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 02/27/2007

Site Address:
American Powder Coatings, Inc.
420 S. 38th Ave.
St. Charles, IL 60174

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2851

NAICS: 325510/Paint and Coating Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/26/2007

Emphasis: L:Piv, N:Amputate, S:Amputations, S:Powered Ind Vehicle

Case Closed: 10/22/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200823425	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$2,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,100
Current Penalty	$1,050	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,050
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.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C01	05/02/2007	05/07/2007	$750	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 C07 I	05/02/2007	05/07/2007	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002	Serious	19100219 C04 I	05/02/2007	05/07/2007	$300	$600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	02001	Other	19100178 L06	05/02/2007	05/07/2007	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200823508

Event: 02/26/2007

Employee's Arm Is Crushed by Roller on Extruder

At approximately 5:30 p.m. on February 26, 2007, a supervisor at a small, powdered paint coating manufacturing facility was cleaning the cooling rollers on an extruding machine (Compact Conti Cooler Extruder, CH-5001, Aarau, Switzerland, 2000). The supervisor was carefully holding a rag at the top of the roller away from the in-going nip point. While cleaning, the supervisor was called to another production area, but left the machine running with the work platform accessible (in normal production mode, the platform is not accessible). Employee #1, a grinder operator and a new employee, entered the extruder room and climbed the platform. The employer did not have established procedures for the deenergizing and lock out of the extruder during cleaning operations, nor was any other method of protection utilized. Employee #1 was inexperienced and unaware of the hazards of the extruder. Employee #1 picked up the rag to continue cleaning the rollers and his arm was caught in the in-going nip point between the rollers. The supervisor returned to the area a few minutes later and heard Employee #1 yelling for him to stop the machine. Employee #1 suffered crushing and degloving injuries to his right arm that required skin grafts. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: CLEANING, DEGLOVED, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, ARM, NIP POINT, UNTRAINED, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309770766			Hospitalized injury	Other	Crushing and grinding machine operators

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