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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 310636196 - Smurfit Stone Container Corp.
Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office
Site Address:
Smurfit Stone Container Corp.
1078 Merrill Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Mailing Address:
P O Box 81211, Salinas, CA 93912
Union Status: Union
SIC:2653
NAICS: 322211/Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/12/2007
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/23/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102522976 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $3,600 | $0 | $0 | $400 | $0 | $4,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $775 | $0 | $775 |
| 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 | Other | 23400017 A | 06/15/2007 | 08/02/2007 | $400 | $400 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 3314 G | 06/15/2007 | 07/11/2007 | $375 | $3,600 | $0 | 06/28/2007 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 10:30 a.m. on April 9, 2007, Employee #1 was working for Smurfit-Stone Container, in Salinas, CA, at a facility at which corrugated and solid fiber cardboard boxes were manufactured. He was a maintenance mechanic working in the wax department on a new Lachenmeier wrapping machine, which wrapped palletized loads in plastic film. Employee #1 had just relocated a sensor device that activated the rollers used to move forward the pallet being wrapped. The sensor was toward the end of the machine line, and Employee #1 decided to remove the old bracket that had at one time held the sensor. He did not lock out or tag out the machine, and he kept it energized as well. He placed his left hand on top of a machine guard, and when he accidentally moved it back, he triggered the sensor, starting the rollers. The small finger on his left hand got caught between the guard and the rollers, and the tip was amputated. Employee #1 was rushed to a Pinnacle HealthCare facility, and he was hospitalized. He was released at 1:00 a.m.
Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, PAPERBOARD, POINT OF OPERATION, MECH MAT HANDLING, PALLET
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 310636196 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Occupation not reported |