Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200232445 - Worker Drowns in Paper Pulping Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200232445 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 06/30/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313355000	07/01/2010	2631	322130	Clearwater Paper Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was in front of a barrier cutting a paper wrap from a steel roller. The paper tail was fed through an opening in the floor prior to "threading-up." It landed on a conveyer belt and was fed into a hydropulper with other waste paper for reuse. Employee #1 fell through the opening. He landed on the conveyer belt and was carried into the hydropulper, where he drowned.

Keywords: UNGUARDED FL OPENING, CONVEYOR, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, DROWN, CONVEYOR BELT, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313355000			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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