Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 915539.015 - Pactiv Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 915539.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 06/28/2013

Site Address:
Pactiv Corporation
437 Center Road
Frankfort, IL 60423

Mailing Address:
437 Center Road, Frankfort, IL 60423

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326140/Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/02/2013

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 04/03/2015

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	827228

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
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	19100216 D02	12/09/2013		$6,000	$7,000	$0	01/02/2014	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 47247.015

Event: 06/27/2013

Employee is pulled into machine rollers and later dies

At 3:00 p.m. on June 27, 2013, an employee, a machine operator, was restarting the wrap machine on Line One that has been shut down due to a power outage. The employee was feeding the wrap machine with product when the roller caught his hand and pulled the employee into the point of operation up to his right shoulder and neck area. The employee was able to reach the emergency stop line and stop the machine; however, the rollers maintained a tight hold of the employee's arm. A coworker was able to loosen the machine's rollers and Emergency Services responded. The employee was taken to an area hospital where the employee died three hours later from crushing injuries.

Keywords: Caught In, Crushed, Machine Guarding, Material Handling, Roller--Mach/Part

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	915539.015	55	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified

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