Ameripec Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Aug 4, 2006: Employee's hand is injured in chain and sprocket

On August 4, 2006, Employee #1 was operating an in-line Kayat Packaging Machine, Model Number TP-50A, Serial Number 176-98. The Kayat stopped and started automa tically, depending on supply and demand required for placing six bottles into a cardboard container. Employee #1 observed that a spatula had fallen off the conv eyor and landed in the machine's undercarriage. When the Kayat stopped momentari ly, Employee # 1 reached blindly into the Kayat undercarriage to remove the spat ula. The Kayat started automatically, and his right hand became caught in a chai n and sprocket, partially amputating his right thumb. He also had unspecified fr actures and lacerations to his hand and fingers.

Incident on Jun 30, 2003: Employee's finger crushed in machine

Employee #1 was working alone as a machine operator on a Krones Neck Label Machi ne in the production area. A label got stuck in the machine, and Employee #1 ope ned the interlocked door to stop the machine and pushed the emergency stop butto n. After the machine stopped, the employee reached into the machine to remove th e label. While the employee's right hand was in the machine, the machine started again. Her hand became caught in the machine, crushing her index, ring, and lit tle finger of her right hand as well as disfiguring her index finger. No witness es observed the accident.

Incident on Jun 30, 2003: Employee's finger is crushed when caught in machine

At 1:10 p.m. on June 30, 2003, Employee #1, a supervisor, was relieving the oper ator of a Krones neck label machine in the production area of Line 2. The machin e had gotten dirty and labels were becoming caught (hanging). Employee #1 tried to remove a hanging label, while the machine was running, resulting in his right thumb being caught and crushed in the machine.

Incident on Jul 15, 2003: Employee amputates right index finger in machine

At approximately 1:15 p.m. on July 15, 2003, an employee was working as a machin e operator on the Filling Machine, Model Number USB PEG48, Serial Number 113M, i n the production area on Line 1. The employee was operating the machine when one of the caps on a gallon bottle fell off. The employee reached into the machine while it was operating. A part of the machine caught the employee's right index finger, which was amputated. He was not hospitalized.