Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170020580 - Employee crushed to death by paper rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 170020580 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 08/17/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108906173	08/19/1992	2621	0	Finch Pruyn & Company, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108906181	08/17/1992	2621	0	Finch Pruyn & Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing by the 2nd press wet felt on the #1 paper machine blowing off excess paper from the felt roll when he was pulled into the machine and crushed between the felt and rollers. He suffered multiple fractures and dislocation of body organs and died. The cause of the accident was probably inattention to the job being done.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, DISLOCATED, NIP POINT, PAPER MACHINE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108906173					Occupation Not Listed
2	108906181			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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