Inspection Detail

Inspection: 313129579 - Primex Plastic Corporation Dba Pace Industries

Inspection Information - Office: Madison Area Office

Inspection Nr: 313129579

Report ID: 0523300

Date Opened: 08/04/2009

Site Address:
Primex Plastic Corporation Dba Pace Industries
1400 Industrial Street
Reedsburg, WI 53959

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2821

NAICS: 325211/Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/04/2009

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: L:Piv, S:Powered Ind Vehicle

Case Closed: 04/20/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	206859118	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$1,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,800
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	19100212 A01	09/25/2009	04/19/2010	$1,800	$4,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200802312

Event: 05/05/2009

Employee's Hand Is Caught by Roller and Is Crushed

At approximately 8:15 p.m. on May 5, 2009, Employee #1 was monitoring a line at a plastic film manufacturer. A leading edge of plastic film or sheeting that was coming off the line would be attached using tape onto an empty roller core. The employee's right hand got caught in between the plastic film as it started to wind onto the core. There was no trip wire to automatically stop the winding. Instead, a coworker stood at the control panel, as per his training to stop the machine. Employee #1 suffered serious crushing injuries to her right hand but was not hospitalized. A serious citation was issued for failing to provide machine guarding to protect the line monitor during the cut-over procedure.

Keywords: ROLLER--MACH/PART, CRUSHED, HAND, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313129579			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Winding and twisting machine operators

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