Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201771888 - Employee killed when clothing caught in tray forming machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201771888 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 04/09/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306337783	04/14/2003	2053	311813	J&J Snack Foods Corp.

Abstract: Between 11:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. on April 9, 2003, Employee #1 was operating the SWF Tray Forming Machine that forms and glues cardboard trays. While clearing a jam, Employee #1's collar became caught on a rotating part of the machine. Employee #1 was pulled into the machine by the neck and strangled. Employee #1 was working by herself and was found at approximately 12:15 p.m. by another employee. Employee #1 was cut loose and Emergency Medical Services was called. Employee #1 was taken to a local trauma center where she died on April 12, 2003.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, ASPHYXIATED, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, NECK, STRANGULATED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306337783			Fatality	Asphyxia	Cementing and gluing machine operators

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