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Case Status: OPEN

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Inspection: 1560050.015 - Central Paper Stock, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Saint Louis Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1560050.015

Report ID: 0729300

Date Opened: 10/26/2021

Site Address:
Central Paper Stock, Inc
6665 Jonas St.
Saint Louis, MO 63135

Mailing Address:
6665 Jonas St., Saint Louis, MO 63135

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 562920/Materials Recovery Facilities

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/26/2021

Emphasis: P:Svep, N:Dustexpl, N:Svep, L:Repvehicle

Case Closed:

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1826956

Case Status: OPEN

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	21	1		2		24
Current Violations	21	1		2		24
Initial Penalty	$189,978	$68,266	$0	$2,264	$0	$260,508
Current Penalty	$189,978	$68,266	$0	$2,264	$0	$260,508
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
1.	01001	Serious	19100022 A01	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$10,151	$10,151	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
2.	01002	Serious	19100022 A03	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$8,702	$8,702	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
3.	01003	Serious	19100022 C	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$8,702	$8,702	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
4.	01004	Serious	19100028 B15	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$10,151	$10,151	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
5.	01005A	Serious	19100132 D01	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$10,151	$10,151	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
6.	01005B	Serious	19100133 A01	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$0	$0	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
7.	01005C	Serious	19100138 A	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$0	$0	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
8.	01006	Serious	19100132 F01	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$10,151	$10,151	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
9.	01007	Serious	19100141 A03 I	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$7,252	$7,252	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
10.	01008A	Serious	19100146 C01	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$10,151	$10,151	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
11.	01008B	Serious	19100146 C02	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$0	$0	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
12.	01008C	Serious	19100146 C04	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$0	$0	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
13.	01009	Serious	19100146 G01	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$10,151	$10,151	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
14.	01010	Serious	19100147 C04 I	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$10,151	$10,151	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
15.	01011	Serious	19100147 C05 II	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$10,151	$10,151	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
16.	01012	Serious	19100147 C06 I	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$10,151	$10,151	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
17.	01013	Serious	19100147 C07 I	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$10,151	$10,151	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
18.	01014	Serious	19100147 D02	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$10,151	$10,151	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
19.	01015	Serious	19100147 F04	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$10,151	$10,151	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
20.	01016	Serious	19100157 G02	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$4,351	$4,351	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
21.	01017	Serious	19100242 B	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$8,702	$8,702	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
22.	01018	Serious	19100305 G01 IV A	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$4,351	$4,351	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
23.	01019	Serious	19101200 E01	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$8,702	$8,702	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
24.	01020	Serious	19101200 G01	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$8,702	$8,702	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
25.	01021	Serious	19101200 H01	04/25/2022	05/25/2022	$8,702	$8,702	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
26.	02001	Willful	19100028 B06 II	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$68,266	$68,266	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
27.	03001	Other	19040040 A	04/25/2022		$1,450	$1,450	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested
28.	03002	Other	19100305 B02 I	04/25/2022	06/07/2022	$814	$814	$0	05/13/2022	C - Contested

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 140637.015

Event: 10/26/2021

Employee is killed after falling into running paper baler

At 7:30 a.m. on October 26, 2021, an employee was loading paper products onto a conveyor belt that feeds the paper baler when the conveyor stopped. The employee entered the conveyor area and walked up the left side of the loading ramp toward the top to unjam the baler. After the employee unjammed the baler, the conveyor activated with the employee standing near the baler chute causing him to fall approximately 17 feet into the baler. The employee was crushed by the baler and killed.

Keywords: Baler, Belt Conveyor, Chute, Conveyor, Crushed, Engineering Controls, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Guard, Hydraulic, Hydraulic Equipment, Insufficient Supervision, Jammed, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Loading, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Paper, Supervision, Training, Unguarded, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1560050.015	64	M	Fatality

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