Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121059.015 - Employee is crushed by falling paper bale and later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 121059.015 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 10/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1440254.015	10/24/2019		322121	Gorham Paper And Tissue, Llc

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on October 21, 2019, an employee was standing next to several stacked paper bales when one weighing 1,200 lbs fell on top of him. The employee sustained crushing injuries to his chest, bruising his heart, fracturing several ribs and leg as well as puncturing a lung The employee was hospitalized and died one month later.

Keywords: Chest, Crushed, Falling Object, Fracture, Heart, Leg, Lung, Paper Roll, Puncture, Rib, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1440254.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury

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