Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200902245 - Employee Falls Into Paper Machine and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 200902245 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 08/15/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310990205	08/15/2008	2621	322121	Georgia-Pacific Corporation - Savannah River Mill

Abstract: On August 15, 2008, an employee was cleaning off the After Dryer Hood on the Number 16 paper machine using compressed air. The employee had been walking on a catwalk located on top of the hood on the east side. The employee left the catwalk and walked onto the top of the hood and fell in to the machine on to the dryer belt when the panel he was standing on gave way beneath him. The employee died of the injuries he received in the fall.

Keywords: MACHINE OPERATOR, CATWALK, FALL, PAPER MACHINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310990205			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Machine operators, not specified

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