Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201380151 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BY DIE CUTTER

Accident Summary Nr: 201380151 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 02/07/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301948790	02/09/1998	2653	0	A & B Corrugated Container Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:20 a.m. on February 7, 1998 a corrugated cardboard die cutting facility employee was working on a 4-in. gear under the frame of a Miehle Die Cutter. The power to the Miehle Die Cutter was not locked or tagged out, nor was the machine shut off. While the employee was under the Miehle Die Cutter, the machine was actuated and the racking gear assembly cycled. His was crushed and killed between the end of the gear assembly and the frame.

Keywords: DIE, FRACTURE, HEAD, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301948790			Fatality	Fracture	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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