Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170123947 - Employee killed when crushed between paper rolls

Accident Summary Nr: 170123947 -- Report ID: 0454716 -- Event Date: 07/10/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127324226	07/11/1998	2621	0	Willamette Industries Inc

Abstract: An overhead crane was used to align a 16,000 lb full roll of paper with the drive mechanism. The crane overpowered the reel lock down system and caused the reel to eject from the saddle. Employee #1 became caught between the full roll of paper and a 2,600 lb empty paper reel. He suffered crushing injuries to his chest and was killed. The full reel had a worn journal that caused the misalignment with the drive mechanism.

Keywords: WORK RULES, SUSPENDED LOAD, PAPER ROLL, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, OVERHEAD CRANE, MECH MAT HANDLING, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127324226			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Machine operators, not specified

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