Inspection Detail
Inspection: 309842748 - Appleton Papers Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office
Site Address:
Appleton Papers Inc
825 E. Wisconsin Avenue
Appleton, WI 54912
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1872, Appleton, WI 54912
Union Status: Union
SIC:2621
NAICS: 322121/Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/09/2008
Emphasis: S:Amputations
Case Closed: 06/15/2009
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 200651941 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $6,300 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,300 |
| Current Penalty | $3,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,900 |
| 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. | 01001 | Serious | 19100261 L09 I | 01/06/2009 | 05/09/2009 | $3,900 | $6,300 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 10:00 a.m. on July 11, 2008, Employee #1, a 38-year-old male who had worked as an operator of the #12 Coating Machine since 1999, was severely injured when he was pulled into an ingoing nip point in the unwind section of the paper coating machine. Employee #1 dislocated an unspecified body part. There were no witnesses, and Employee #1 did not remember the accident. Employee #2, another operator of the #12 Coating Machine, had requested that the paper web be broken because the coating material supply had ran out and the paper web was not being coated. The evidence indicated that Employee #1 was breaking the paper web with a mop handle-shaped stick and that both he and the stick were pulled into an ingoing nip point created by a paper roll and a paster roll. The ingoing nip point was not always present and was created during an automated splicing process. Employees were not prevented from entering the unwind area and several adjustments and readings were performed in that area. When interviewed, employees indicated that they did not enter the unwind area during the automated splicing process. Audible and visual alarms provided notice that the automated splicing process was active. The paper web was not intentionally broken often. Employee #1 recalled having broken the web three or four times in the nine years he had been a machine operator. Normal procedure was to run the paper roll out before making the required changes or repairs. The installed system for breaking the web from the control panel was not used because it broke the web in several locations, making cleanup more time consuming. This was the first time any operators of the #12 Coating Machine remembered intentionally breaking the paper web during the splicing sequence.
Keywords: MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, DISLOCATED, NIP POINT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 309842748 | Hospitalized injury | Dislocation | Machine operators, not specified |
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