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Inspection: 313035057 - Luke Paper Company

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

 

Inspection Nr: 313035057
Report ID: 0352450
Date Opened: 05/19/2009

Site Address:
Luke Paper Company
300 Pratt Street
Luke, MD 21540

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2621

NAICS: 322121/Paper (except Newsprint) Mills

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/19/2009

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Manufacturing(2000-3999)

Case Closed: 07/21/2009

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 102363454
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 3 3
Current Violations 3 3
Initial Penalty $11,225 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,225
Current Penalty $6,735 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,735
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 19100147 C04 I 06/10/2009 07/13/2009 $2,895 $4,825 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002 Serious 19100147 C05 I 06/10/2009 06/17/2009 $2,895 $4,825 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01003 Serious 19100219 F03 06/10/2009 06/15/2009 $945 $1,575 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202502233
Event: 05/17/2009
Employee Amputates Hand While Repairing Wet Lap Machine

Employee #1 was performing maintenance on the sprockets and chains of a section of a wet lap machine that had bound up and stopped running. As he reached his hand between the sprocket and chain, the mechanisms released and his shirt sleeve became caught on the chain and sprocket. His left hand was pulled into the machine and was amputated between the moving chain and sprocket. His injury required hospitalization.

Keywords: CHAIN, MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, REPAIR, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SPROCKET, HAND

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 313035057 Hospitalized injury Amputation Industrial machinery repairers
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