Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312497043 - Kimberly Clark Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

Inspection Nr: 312497043

Report ID: 0418600

Date Opened: 11/28/2008

Site Address:
Kimberly Clark Corporation
200 Bay Bridge Road
Mobile, AL 36610

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2621

NAICS: 322121/Paper (except Newsprint) Mills

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/06/2009

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/20/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100453695

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	7			2		9
Current Violations	4			4		8
Initial Penalty	$28,650	$0	$0	$0	$0	$28,650
Current Penalty	$18,600	$0	$0	$2,000	$0	$20,600
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.	01001	Serious	19100023 C03	05/26/2009	06/12/2009	$4,500	$4,500	$0	07/08/2009	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C04 I	05/26/2009	06/12/2009	$6,300	$6,300	$0	07/08/2009	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100147 C07 I	05/26/2009	06/12/2009	$6,300	$6,300	$0	07/08/2009	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100147 D02	05/26/2009	06/12/2009	$0	$6,300	$0	07/08/2009	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
5.	01005	Other	19100305 B01 II	05/26/2009	06/12/2009	$1,000	$1,875	$0	07/08/2009	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01006	Other	19100305 B02 I	05/26/2009	06/12/2009	$1,000	$1,875	$0	07/08/2009	F - Formal Settlement
7.	02001	Other	19100303 F01	05/26/2009	06/12/2009	$0	$0	$0	07/08/2009	F - Formal Settlement
8.	02002	Other	19100305 B01 I	05/26/2009	06/12/2009	$0	$0	$0	07/08/2009	F - Formal Settlement
9.	03001	Serious	19100212 A01	05/27/2009	06/15/2009	$1,500	$1,500	$0	07/08/2009	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200452498

Event: 11/27/2008

Employee Is Killed When Caught Between Moving Machine Parts

Employee #1 was on an eight-foot A-frame ladder, assessing a potential problem with the photosensitive eye (bale detector PE light) on the number 11 LAMB system. Employee #1 got his upper body into the upper portion of the destacker to adjust the PE light when, for some reason, the LAMB cycled and he was caught between moving parts and was killed. The LAMB equipment was not locked out and was left in automatic mode.

Keywords: LADDER, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, BALER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312497043			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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