Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 155073.015 - Employee dies after head is crushed while cleaning machine s

Accident Summary Nr: 155073.015 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 03/26/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1658664.015	03/23/2023		322211	International Paper

Abstract: At 10:00 p.m. on March 26, 2023, an employee was working as a machine operator for a corrugated box manufacturer. The employee was possibly adjusting or cleaning the electric photo eyes on a bundle breaker machine. The machine was energized, in run mode and not locked out. The employee broke the light beam and the machine cycled. The employee was crushed about his head in the point of operation and died.

Keywords: Adjust, Caught Between, Cleaning, Crushed, Energized, Head, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Point Of Operation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1658664.015	39	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified

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