Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 802876 - Employee dies of asphyxiation when machine rollers collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 802876 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 08/18/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105465108	08/19/1988	2295	0	Reeves Industries, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing in the accumulator inside an Isotex coating machine, pulling wrinkles out of fabric that had stuck together. Employee #1 was standing on the bottom rollers and a coworker was inching or jogging the machine at his instructions. At one point when the jog button was activated, the top rollers of the accumulator collapsed onto Employee #1. He died of asphyxia. The machinery had not been locked out prior to Employee #1's entry.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, COLLAPSE, SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105465108			Fatality	Asphyxia	Miscellaneous textile machine operators

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