Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 596783 - Employee killed when pulled into rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 596783 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 10/28/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110071883	10/29/1990	3081	0	Printpack Incorporated

Abstract: At 5:15 a.m. on October 28, 1990, a coworker was rewinding a roll of plastic film on the Midland Ross Cameron slitter machine #12. He was standing to the right of Employee #1 and a second coworker was standing behind Employee #1. Employee #1 was running his left hand along the revolving roll of film when his left arm and head were pulled between the clutch-controlled roller and the driven roller. He sustained multiple blunt injuries and died. The in-going nip point of the rollers was unguarded.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, ARM, NIP POINT, SLITTER, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110071883			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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