Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14336309 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN PAPER SHREDDER

Accident Summary Nr: 14336309 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 04/12/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18312132	04/12/1989	2631	0	Austell Box Board

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on April 12, 1989, Employee #1 of Austell Box Boerl was found dead inside an industrial paper shredder, his body extensively mutilated. Just prior to the incident, Employee #1 had been hand loading waste paper onto the conveyor belt which fed the shredder. It is highly probable that he collapsed or fell onto the conveyor and was then transported 65 ft into the shredder which was unguarded. The employee had a history of seizures on the job.

Keywords: GUARD, HEART ATTACK, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18312132			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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