Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201392818 - Employee Falls Into Pulper Tank and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201392818 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 03/17/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315395194	03/17/2013	2631	322130	White Pigeon Paper Co

Abstract: At approximately 11:40 a.m. on March 17, 2013, Employee #1, with White Pigeon Paper Company, was performing maintenance on the ragger unit. Employee #1 was on the ragger unit over an open pulper tank with no fall protection. When Employee #1 was conducting the maintenance, he fell 20 feet into the bottom of the pulper tank, which was partially filled with product and in operation. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, PPE, PAPER, FALL, MILL--PLANT, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315395194			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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