Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: UNAPOPPROC

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: Employees at Field Container Company, L.P., Marseilles, IL, were exposed to the hazards of installing paper rolls onto the #2 Press Roll Stand when the paper roll fell three feet to the floor upon attempted installation: 1) Procedures were not developed for use when the paper roll won't line up with the chuck. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct the hazard is: Install tape lines on floor as a guide for tow motor operators 2)Maintenance procedures were not in place to discover gearbox cracks and associated equipment failures before they occurred. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct the hazard is: Develop, document and perform preventive maintenance inspections according to a more rigorous schedule than is currently used. A 3000-5000 lb paper roll fell three feet to the floor from #2 Press Roll Stand due to a failure of the roll stand gearbox and associated equipment. CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.