Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14330898 - Employee killed when crushed by 3,180 lb paper roll

Accident Summary Nr: 14330898 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 09/27/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109357434	09/27/1991	2653	0	Chesapeake Packaging Company

Abstract: On September 27, 1998, Employee #1, a 36-year-old corrugator operator, walked between a roll of paper that was being loaded on a roll stand by a clamp truck and a roll of paper that was already in place on the roll stand. For some reason, the roll being loaded slipped from the clamps, rolled forward, and pinned Employee #1 between the two rolls. Employee #1 sustained severe crushing injuries. According to the Lackawanna County Coroner's office, Employee #1 died of severe internal hemorrhaging and multiple traumatic internal injuries.

Keywords: LOADING, ABDOMEN, UNSECURED, HEMORRHAGE, PINNED, WORK RULES, PAPER ROLL, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109357434			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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