Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200374072 - Employee Is Killed When Caught In Conveyor Belt

Accident Summary Nr: 200374072 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 11/29/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309800597	11/29/2006	2421	321999	Norbord Industries, Inc.

Abstract: On November 29, 2006, Employee #1 was attempting to clean out the weighted conveyor tower with an air wand. A 5-ft metal wand was caught on the rotating shaft and pulled Employee #1 into the belt. Employee #1 was being carried along the belt's run to the rollers where he got stuck. The belt, which was moving at the speed of 225 pages per minute abraded him and tore him in half, then depositing his remains at the tail spool area.

Keywords: metal bar, belt, rotating shaft, cleaning, machine operator, caught by, roller--mach/part, conveyor, conveyor belt, tower

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309800597			Fatality	Other	Machine operators, not specified

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