Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126745561 - Kimberly Clark

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 126745561

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 05/22/1995

Site Address:
Kimberly Clark
2010 N Rulon White Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404

Mailing Address:
2010 North Rulon White Blvd., Ogden, UT 84404

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1531

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/22/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/22/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361534175

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170683148

Event: 05/20/1995

Employee's fingers bruised when caught in machine roller

At 11:40 p.m., Employee #1, of Kimberly Clark ,was operating a diaper machine that was gluing tabs onto the padding when some of the glue got on one of the rollers that fed the padding into the machine. Without shutting down the machine, Employee #1 reached in with a pad to remove the glue from the feed roller. The fingers on his right hand became caught between the roller and the padding; they sustained bruises but were not broken. Employee #1 had not followed the company's procedure for cleaning the rollers, and his employer planned to take disciplinary action against him.

Keywords: FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126745561			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Miscellaneous textile machine operators

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