Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 813311 - Employee killed when crushed by pallet lift

Accident Summary Nr: 813311 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 03/22/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126557792	03/25/1996	2086	0	Wis Pak Of Mankato

Abstract: On March 22, 1996, Employee #1 was working the second shift, running a computer-operated soft drink palletizer. To clear the photoelectric cell, he entered the automated area through an opening that was not interlocked, as were all the other gates. While he was clearing the jam, the computer attempted to reset its cycle. The employee was killed when the pallet lift came down and crushed him.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, PALLETIZED CARGO, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126557792			Fatality	Other	Packaging and filling machine operators

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