Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3268562 - Kimberly Clark

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

Inspection Nr: 3268562

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 10/22/1985

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:2676

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/22/1985

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/30/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360781017

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	GEN01820903	11/05/1985	11/20/1985	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 708768

Event: 10/21/1985

ARM CAUGHT IN BELT AND ROLLER NIP POINT

DIAPER MACHINE U6 WAS SHUT DOWN FOR REPAIRS OR ADJUSTMENTS. EMPLOYEE #1, AN OPERATING TECHNICIAN ON MACHINE U6, WAS "KEEPING BUSY" WHILE IT WAS DOWN. SHE WAS USING A DIAPER TO DUST AND CLEAN AROUND HER WORK AREA. SHE REACHED INTO THE FRAME OF THE PRODUCT CONVEYOR METAL DETECTOR TO DUST OFF A PLATE WHICH COVERED A CONVEYOR BELT. THE CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME. THE DIAPER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND ROLLER. SHE WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE HER GRIP ON THE DIAPER IN TIME TO PREVENT HER HAND AND ARM FROM BEING PULLED INTO THE NIP POINT FORMED WHERE THE BELT RAN ONTO THE ROLLER.

Keywords: BELT, WORK RULES, CLEANING, ROLLER--MACH/PART, ARM, NIP POINT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3268562			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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