Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201614310 - Employee Is Caught Between Rollers at a Paper Plant

Accident Summary Nr: 201614310 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 10/07/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313676454	10/12/2009	9999	322121	Boise Paper Holdings Llc

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 a.m., October 7, 2009, Employee #1 and a coworker of Boise Paper Holdings Llc, were replacing a bridge belt that was located above splicing equipment. This splicing process will automatically start up when a roll runs out. The equipment was not locked out, it automatically started, and caught Employee #1 between the dancer roll and the splicer rollers. Employee #1 received broken ribs, a lacerated liver and severe bruising of his torso from the event.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CAUGHT BY, LIVER, ROLLER CONVEYOR, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, RIB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313676454			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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