Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119557296 - Westvaco Corporation

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

Inspection Nr: 119557296

Report ID: 0352450

Date Opened: 03/04/1997

Site Address:
Westvaco Corporation
Finished Product Warehouse Route 135
Luke, MD 21540

Mailing Address:
Westvaco Building 229 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10171

Union Status: Union

SIC:2621

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/07/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/28/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100961739

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$2,312	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,312
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,125	$0	$1,125
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	Other	19100261 L09 I	04/25/1997	04/30/1997	$1,125	$2,312	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170831846

Event: 03/04/1997

Employee killed when caught between drive and paper rolls

At approximately 9:30 a.m., Employee #1 was rewinding a 1,500 lb, 35 in. wide by 44 in. diameter roll of paper to place the gloss side on the exterior. The main drive roll of the winder was 83 in. wide and turned at 1,000 to 2,000 rpm. The in-running nip point at the main drive roll was guarded by a single approximately 1 in. light beam, 11.5 in. from the floor and approximately 4 ft in front of the main drive roll. Employee #1 stepped over the beam and entered the area near the nip point. He became caught in the in-running nip point and was pulled between the main drive roll and the paper roll. Employee #1 suffered a fatal fracture to the back of his head. Coworkers in the area heard the noise, shut down the machine, and attempted to rescue him. In-house emergency rescue personnel responded, but Employee #1 had died by the time his body was freed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, WORK RULES, PAPER ROLL, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119557296			Fatality	Fracture	Machine operators, not specified

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