ST. LOUIS – A workplace safety investigation following a worker’s fatal crushing injuries at a St. Louis recycling facility on Oct. 26, 2021, alleges the company failed to erect guards or barriers to prevent workers from falling into a paper baler and de-energize the conveyor and baler while the worker cleared a jam.
An OSHA investigation found the worker was sorting and loading paper products onto the in-feed conveyor of a paper baler when materials jammed the chute and stopped the conveyor.
The worker walked up the conveyor to unjam the materials and fell down the chute and into the paper baler.
OSHA issued one willful, 21 serious, and two other-than-serious safety violations to Central Paper Stock Inc. and proposed penalties of $260,508.
The company was also placed in the agency’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
OSHA also cited Central Paper Stock for violations involving:
The agency’s fall protection standards offer safety information about hazards and proper safety procedures for walking-working surfaces.
Central Paper Stock Inc. is a materials recovery facility that purchases, sorts, and bales over 20,000 tons of paper and plastic goods annually.
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