Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 977785 - Employee killed when pulled into machine roller

Accident Summary Nr: 977785 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 12/09/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114465321	12/16/1991	2631	0	Rock-Tenn Company

Abstract: Employee #1 walked across an aluminum walk board positioned under a Horne paper machine. He lost his balance and, when he raised his hands over his head to right himself, his hands contacted the nip point between the felt roll and the cardboard, which was running at 280 ft per minute. The employee was pulled between the roller and the cardboard. His entire body was crushed and he suffered broken bones and massive trauma, from which he died. The nip point at the outside felt roller was 5 ft 8 in. from the aluminum walk board.

Keywords: ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, LOST BALANCE, PAPER MACHINE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114465321			Fatality	Cancer	Laborers, except construction

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