Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14549679 - FATALITY AND AMPUTATIONS WHEN PAPER MACHINE DRYERS RUPTURED

Accident Summary Nr: 14549679 -- Report ID: 0454716 -- Event Date: 04/26/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108210204	04/26/1989	2621	0	The Mead Corporation

Abstract: One employee was killed as a result of burns and scalding, and another received injuries that resulted in amputation of both legs below the knees when four dryers on paper machine #4 ruptured.

Keywords: BURN, HEAT, AMPUTATED, PAPER MACHINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108210204			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Machine operators, not specified
2	108210204			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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