Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300484672 - Wausau Mosinee Paper Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300484672

Report ID: 0521100

Date Opened: 07/22/1999

Site Address:
Wausau Mosinee Paper Corp
515 W. Davenport St.
Rhinelander, WI 54501

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2621

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/23/1999

Emphasis: S:Amputations

Case Closed: 09/17/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360968408

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
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	08/23/1999	08/27/1999	$7,000	$7,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200650281

Event: 07/21/1999

Employee killed when struck by falling spreader beam

At approximately 12:50 p.m. on July 21, 1999, Employee #1 placed the 1,200 lb spreader beam on some paper roll stands while he was replacing the wire rope on a hoist. It was standard procedure to set the beam on the roll stands and release the hook. The roll stands had a partial circular cut-out section on them to fit the shafts with the paper rolls on them. While Employee #1 was squatting to place the new wire rope in the block of the hoist that was on the floor, the spreader beam fell off the stand and struck him on the head. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, SPREADER BAR, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300484672			Fatality	Concussion	Machinery maintenance occupations

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