Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1387729.015 - Kanzaki Specialty Papers, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Springfield Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1387729.015

Report ID: 0112600

Date Opened: 03/26/2019

Site Address:
Kanzaki Specialty Papers, Inc.
20 Cummings Street
Ware, MA 01082

Mailing Address:
20 Cummings Street, Ware, MA 01082

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 322121/Paper (except Newsprint) Mills

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/26/2019

Emphasis: P:Amputate, N:Amputate

Case Closed: 10/30/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1438356	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$11,934	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,934
Current Penalty	$5,970	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,970
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	19100147 F01 II	06/18/2019	07/26/2019	$5,970	$11,934	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 114757.015

Event: 03/21/2019

Mechanic working on machine suffers amputations

At 9:10 p.m. on March 21, 2019, an employee was working as a mechanic at a paper mill (other than newsprint). He had just replaced an air bladder on a paper coating machine. He was checking for air leaks in the connections. He asked the foreman to tell the machine operator to inflate the bladder. The procedure for doing this was to close a clamp and then depress a control button for air inflation. The clamp closed, creating a pinch point. Two of the employee's fingertips on his right hand were amputated to the first knuckle. The amputated fingertips were on the index and one other finger on his right hand. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bladder, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Hold-Down Clamp, Lockout, Maintenance, Mechanic, Nip Point

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1387729.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Mechanical controls and valve repairers

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