Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14505697 - EMPLOYEE CAUGHT BETWEEN STEEL PLATE AND CRUSHED

Accident Summary Nr: 14505697 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 08/11/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101386597	08/15/1989	3312	0	Wireco Worldgroup

Abstract: At approximately 6:15 a.m. on August 11, 1989, Employee #1 was discovered deceased after working alone in the wire rope mill dept at the east end of Building 17 winding scrap wire onto a large spool from six smaller spools using a scrapper machine referred to as the 66 re-winder. Employee was found pinned between the spool and the steel plate behind the spool. The clearance between the spool and the plate was 4 in.

Keywords: WIRE ROPE, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101386597			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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