Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171065105 - Employee Pulled into Spring-Winding Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 171065105 -- Report ID: 1055330 -- Event Date: 12/03/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303218259	12/03/1999	3442	0	Northwest Door Inc

Abstract: On December 3, 1999, Employee #1, a spring winder at Northwest Door, Inc., was operating a spring-winding machine. (The springs were tempered and tensioned for use on garage doors.) A section of wire stuck out approximately 5 in. near the end of the spring, where the employee first led the wire onto the mandrel and into a dog. The wire became caught on Employee #1's coveralls and pulled him into a 14-in.-wide opening in the machine between the mandrel and the frame. Employee #1 was conscious and alert when EMS crews arrived, but he died at the scene a short time later.

Keywords: CLOTHING, ROTATING PARTS, METAL WIRE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, MANDREL, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303218259			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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