Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1352498.015 - Texas Tissue Converting, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1352498.015

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 10/10/2018

Site Address:
Texas Tissue Converting, Llc
1521 Greens Road Suite 300
Houston, TX 77032

Mailing Address:
1521 Greens Road Suite 300, Houston, TX 77032

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 322291/Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/04/2019

Emphasis: N:Dustexpl

Case Closed: 08/23/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1379300	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2		2			4
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$20,420	$0	$40,840	$0	$0	$61,260
Current Penalty	$24,504	$0	$0	$0	$0	$24,504
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	02/15/2019	07/11/2019	$8,168	$10,210	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100307 C02	02/15/2019	07/11/2019	$8,168	$10,210	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Repeat	19100022 A01	02/15/2019	02/28/2019	$0	$20,420	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	02002	Serious	19100147 C04 I	02/15/2019	04/08/2019	$8,168	$20,420	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 109945.015

Event: 09/06/2018

Employee amputates finger when caught by embosser roller

At 1:30 p.m. on September 6, 2018, an employee was inspecting operations at an embosser roller and noticed a rogue piece of material in the unit. The employee reached in to remove it without ensuring the roller had stopped and his right ring finger was caught by it. The employee partially amputated his finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Finger, Roller--Mach/Part

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1352498.015	23	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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