Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103540647 - Mid-America Packaging

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103540647

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 11/08/1995

Site Address:
Mid-America Packaging
1793 Enterprise Parkway
Twinsburg, OH 44087

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2671

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/18/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/08/1996

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	3			1		4
Initial Penalty	$9,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,000
Current Penalty	$9,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,000
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 C07 I	12/18/1995	12/26/1995	$4,500	$4,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100101 B	12/18/1995	12/21/1995	$2,250	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100147 C04 I	12/18/1995	01/20/1996	$2,250	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	02001	Other	19100157 G02	12/18/1995	01/20/1996	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 688812

Event: 11/08/1995

Employee killed when crushed between printing press rollers

At approximately 2:15 p.m. on November 7, 1995, Employee #1 was assisting a printing press operator in threading paper around the rollers of a Stellaflex printing press. The operator pushed the OFF button to move a roller away from a paper rewind drum to reposition the rollers. The moving roller pinned Employee #1's neck against a stationary idler roller, breaking his neck and killing him.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, FRACTURE, PRINTING PRESS, PINNED, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NECK, NIP POINT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103540647			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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