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Accident Summary Nr: 565648 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED TO DEATH BY ROLLER CONVEYOR PLATFORM

Accident Summary Nr: 565648 -- Report ID: 0627410 -- Event Date: 11/10/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107409906	11/11/1991	2653	0	Stone Container Corp

Abstract: AT 10:07 A.M. ON NOVEMBER 10, 1991, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER ELECTRICIAN IN OVERHAULING AND REPAIRING AN ECONOSTAK MACHINE, SERIAL #143, MODEL ULE52509. WHILE REPLACING THE ROLLERS AND CHAINS, EMPLOYEE #1 POSITIONED HIMSELF IN A 11 1/2-INCH VERTICAL OPENING THAT HAD A WIDTH OF 72 INCHES. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE MASTER ELECTRICAL BREAKER AT THE SIDE OF MACHINE AND JOGGED THE ROLLER CONVEYOR PLATFORM IN AN UPWARD POSITION. EMPLOYEE #1 WOULD GET OUT OF THE OPENING EACH TIME. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS NOT OUT OF THE OPENING WHEN THE OTHER EMPLOYEE, INTENDING TO JOG THE STRIPPING PLATE, INADVERTENTLY JOGGED THE ROLLER CONVEYOR PLATFORM UPWARD. THE CHEST AND ABDOMEN OF EMPLOYEE #1 WERE CRUSHED AND HE DIED EN ROUTE TO THE HOSPITAL.

Keywords: CHEST, PLATFORM, ABDOMEN, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, ROLLER CONVEYOR, CRUSHED, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107409906			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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