Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302726039 - Smurfit Newsprint Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 302726039

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 08/20/1999

Site Address:
Smurfit Newsprint Corporation
351 N 15th St
Philomath, OR 97370

Mailing Address:
427 Main St, Oregon City, OR 97405

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2657

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/27/1999

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/27/1999

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201200631

Event: 08/11/1999

Employee injured when caught in machinery

An employee was injured while working near the cooling wheels on the hardboard line. The employee was sweeping the floor when he was crushed between the cooling tine and the support structure for the cooling wheel. First aid was administered, Emergency Services were called, and he was transported by ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SWEEPER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302726039			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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