Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170831234 - Employee crushed to death between rollers of paper rewinder

Accident Summary Nr: 170831234 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 02/28/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303274450	02/28/2000	2621	0	Congoleum Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was trying to brush a piece of debris off of the bottom guiding metal roller of a paper rewinder when his left hand became caught by the in-running nip point of the rollers. He could not get free before his arm also became caught, pulling him in up to his waist. Employee #1's coworkers first hit the regular STOP button, and finally the EMERGENCY STOP button. Employee #1's upper body was crushed, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The rollers were operating at 235 ft per minute, and the barrier guard was not interlocked at the drive speed. The shrouded buttons of the emergency stop device were not located within Employee #1's reach.

Keywords: STOP SWITCH, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, INTERLOCK, EMERGENCY STOP, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303274450			Fatality	Other	Rolling machine operators

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