Abstract: At approximately 3:15 p.m. on December 5, 1997, Employee #1 was fatally injured by being struck repeatedly by a chain, which had links 0.375 in. in diameter. At the time of accident, Employee #1 was servicing centrifical dryer Number 1. One of his first operations was to move the chain hoist from its position above the center of centrifical dryer Number 2. The chain hoist was attached by a hook on the trolley. During the initial stage of the chain hoist move, the lifting chain and the attached hook became entangled in the rotating gear box. The gear box was rotating at 1800 revolutions per minute, 30 revolutions per second. Employee #1's body was dismembered and thrown approximately 7 ft. Paramedics pronounced Employee #1 dead at the scene.