Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 674978 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CAUGHT IN NAPPING MACHINE

Accident Summary Nr: 674978 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 07/31/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107832313	07/31/1989	2269	0	Milliken & Co., Enterprise Finishing

Abstract: A textile employee was operating a 1978 Woonsocket napper. The napper was used as part of the manufacturing process of fabric. The nip point of the napper was 25 in. off the floor and consisted of an 86-in. tension wheel and 86-in. napping wire drum roller. Normal operating parameters were a rotation speed of 90 rpm and 33 yards of fabric per minute. During a fabric production run, the employee noticed a flaw in the 48-in. wide fabric running through the napper. She attempted to correct the problem and was caught at the nip point of the napper. She was crushed and killed as she was pulled between the tension wheel and wire drum roller.

Keywords: SUFFOCATED, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107832313			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous textile machine operators

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