Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2819415 - Chesapeake Corporation

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

Inspection Nr: 2819415

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 08/09/1985

Site Address:
Chesapeake Corporation
725 Pittman Road
Baltimore, MD 21226

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2653

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/14/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/14/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360614242

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14195358

Event: 08/08/1985

CAUGHT FOOT IN CONVEYOR ROLLERS

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO HELP MOVE A LOAD OF PRINTED CARDBOARD BOXES. AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE MOVING CONVEYOR, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR ROLLERS. HE SUSTAINED FRACTURES TO HIS LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT. THE MACHINE WAS A ROACH CONVEYOR. MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBERS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. A WRITTEN POLICY WAS IN EFFECT PROHIBITING EMPLOYEE #1'S ACTIONS. SAFETY TRAINING WAS CONDUCTED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN WORKING IN THIS POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR. WITNESSES STATED THAT EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TIRED FROM WORKING OVERTIME. HIS ACTIONS REPRESENTED A SHORT CUT AND WERE NOT COMMON PRACTICE.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, SLIP, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CONVEYOR, ANKLE, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2819415			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous printing machine operators

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