Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201321759 - Employee Is Impaled by Baler Part, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201321759 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 09/30/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314726670	09/30/2011	5093	423930	Greenstar Allentown Llc

Abstract: On September 30, 2011, Employee #1 and a coworker were standing by a Bollegraaf Baler and were assessing the problem with the baling wire. Approximately 5 feet behind Employee #1 and his coworker, a second coworker was moving cardboard bales, which were stacked four high to improve the stability of the stack. When the second coworker removed the top cardboard bale from the stack, the two bales below it fell towards Employee #1 and the first coworker. Employee #1 was pinned between the baler and cardboard bales. A protrusion from the baler impaled Employee #l on the right side of his torso. Employee #1 received medical attention for his injuries, until he died on October 2, 2011.

Keywords: IMPALED, PINNED, BALER, STRUCK BY, PUNCTURE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314726670			Fatality	Puncture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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