OSHA Inspection: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, PRATTVILLE MILL

Issued

Jul 25, 2002

Abate by

Mar 5, 2003

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees, in that
paper makers are exposed to a engulfment hazard causing thermal burns and
struck by
hazards from falling materials (paper broke).
(a)  On February 17, 2002, an employee was fatally injured while cleaning
up broke
underthe dryer sections of the number one paper machine.  The victim was
cleaning-
up paper broke underneath the dryer section of the paper machine when the
kraft
paper (broke), traveling through the paper machine at speeds of 2,181 feet
per minute
and between 120-130 degrees fahrenheit broke and fell to the basement
floor below
covering the victim with the hot and heavy broke.
Among others, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is
to employ
engineering methods to remove the broke such as utilizing high pressure
water to
remove the broke and prohibit employees from being under the machine while
it
is
running.

Issued

Jul 25, 2002

Abate by

Jul 30, 2002

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced