Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170572499 - Employee killed when crushed inside baler

Accident Summary Nr: 170572499 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 05/09/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301747804	05/12/1997	2679	0	Southern States Packaging Co.

Abstract: Employee #1, a baler operator, was working at his normal job when the Selco model H5-12 conveyor-fed, horizontal baler jammed. He climbed onto the work platform on top of the machine and was attempting to unjam it with a stick when he fell into the baler. Employee #1's lower body was crushed and he was killed. Neither the baler nor the conveyor were locked out.

Keywords: WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, BALER, CONVEYOR, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301747804			Fatality	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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