Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104070305 - Kieffer Paper Mills Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 104070305

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 01/10/1989

Site Address:
Kieffer Paper Mills Inc
1220 W Spring St
Brownstown, IN 47220

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2679

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/31/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/13/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360469761

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$350
Current Penalty	$350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$350
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	19100176 B	02/20/1989	04/12/1989	$350	$350	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 976225

Event: 01/05/1989

Employee injured when struck by falling paper bales

At 11:10 a.m. on January 5, 1989, Employee #1 was using a Hyster forklift to remove the top two scrap paper bales, weighing 1,900 lb. each, from a stack of four at an outdoor storage/staging area. He backed up 18 in. and then left the forklift to relieve himself close to the remaining stacks of scrap bales. He had turned to walk back to the forklift when the top two bales from the immediately adjoining stack fell and struck him. He sustained a fractured collarbone, four fractured ribs, and a fractured right femur. He also shattered his pelvis in five places and badly shattered his right knee.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, PELVIS, RIB, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104070305			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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