Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 694042 - Employee Killed When Caught In Depalletizer

Accident Summary Nr: 694042 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 04/21/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17372590	04/23/1986	2086	0	Pepsi Cola/Dr. Pepper Of Roanoke, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:25 a.m. on April 21, 1986, Employee #1 was observed picking up empty 2- liter soft drink containers around a Hartness International depalletizer machine. The machine traveled back and forth on a track system picking up empty 2-liter bottles from pallets and transporting them to a conveyor system, where the bottles were dropped to be washed and rinsed. Employee #1 apparently attempted to retrieve a 2-liter bottle that had fallen off the pallet inside the machine. As the machine traveled back to retrieve more bottles, he became caught between the machine and one of the travels' track leg supports. Employee #1 died as a result of multiple skull fractures.

Keywords: fracture, maintenance, work rules, cleaning, lockout, caught between, skull, conveyor

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17372590			Fatality	Fracture	Production helpers

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