Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 80812.015 - Worker is Pulled into Moving Equipment and is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 80812.015 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 10/27/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1102511.015	10/27/2015		322121	Cellu Tissue - Cityforest, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 a.m. on October 27, 2015, Employee #1 was assisting a coworker to troubleshoot a wet lap machine that had malfunctioned. The high-speed belt of the machine tracked off its rollers, causing production to stop. As Employee #1 and the coworker worked to restart the equipment, Employee #1 was pulled into the equipments moving parts. The coworker mashed the emergency stop button, which caused the wet lap machine's sheet fork to retract and strike Employee #1. Employee #1 was killed as a result of suffering multiple fractures and lacerations to his chest.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Caught In, Conveyor, Crushing, Laceration, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Paper Machine, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1102511.015	46	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified

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