Kaweah Container, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Dec 11, 2019: Employee suffers multiple injuries from die cutter machine

At 7:15 p.m. on December 11, 2019, an employee was assigned to assist the operator with feeding sheets of cardboard into the employer's Global Box Machine - Flexo 2 Color Printer Slotter Rotary Die Cutter (KL-1628). The employee noticed a piece of cardboard stuck in the opening between the feed table and guard on the right side of the table. He used a tool shaped like a "T" in an attempt to flick the cardboard out of the opening. When he did, the tool entered the opening and was caught by the rolls on the other side. As the tool was grabbed by the rolls, the employee's hand went into the opening and made contact with the rolls. The employee suffered a crushing injury of the right hand, degloving injury of the finger, laceration of the finger of the right hand, open fracture of tuft of distal phalanx of finger, and acute hyponatremia. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident on Aug 17, 2017: Employee is pulled into a conveyor and is injured

At 7:45 a.m. on August 17, 2017, Employee #1 was driving a forklift his normal duty, and he saw a pallet of product was stuck on a conveyor. When the Employee #1 saw Coworker#1 step onto the conveyor that was stopped, he stepped onto the conveyor to assist in manually shifting a pallet of cartons into a better position. Coworker #2 was at the conveyor controlls and started the conveyor. Two conveyor sections usually operate in the same direction. One section was started in a reverse direction, two belts converge at a 1/2 inch gap. Employee #1's left foot was pulled onto the 1/2 inch gap between the two conveyors causing the crushing injury. Employee #1 sustained severe damage to his left foot. Skin from the top and bottom of the Employee #1's foot was scraped off and he had sustained broken bones.

Incident on Dec 4, 2012: Employee burned by arc flash

At approximately 3:45 p.m. on December 4, 2012 and incident occurred where Emplo yee #1 sustained an arc flash injury to his face while in the course of his norm al work duties as a general laborer. Employee #1 was in the process of helping a maintenance mechanic remove a disconnect box from the wall of the facility. Emp loyee #1 who was specifically assigned to operate a forklift for the maintenance mechanic, attempted to disconnect the upper wiring conduit from the box when th e conduit nut created an arc flash as it fell onto live electrical components. E mployee #1 was hospitalized for burns to his face and neck.