Inspection Detail

Inspection: 116155656 - Glatfelter

Inspection Information - Office: Harrisburg Area Office

Inspection Nr: 116155656

Report ID: 0316700

Date Opened: 07/12/1997

Site Address:
Glatfelter
228 South Main Street
Spring Grove, PA 17362

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2621

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/12/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/02/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360504773

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200570109

Event: 07/12/1997

Employee killed between conveyor belt and idle roller

At approximately 12:40 a.m. on July 12, 1997, Employee #1, age 19, was found on his back, unconscious, underneath a conveyor belt that fed scrap paper into the paper shredder. It appeared that he had gone under the belt to clean out some paper or to pull out a piece of jammed paper, without first locking out the conveyor belt. Employee #1 apparently became caught between the belt and the idle roller and died of compression asphyxia. He was probably was released from the belt pinch point when another worker reversed the belt without noticing Employee #1 was underneath it.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, CONVEYOR BELT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116155656			Fatality	Asphyxia	Laborers, except construction

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