Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201330511 - Employee Killed When Caught Between Strip And Roll
Accident: 201330511 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 05/13/2002 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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305230252 | 05/14/2002 | 3351 | Outokumpu American Brass, Inc. | ||||
On May 13, 2002, Employee #1, an operator, was on a line that applies a tin coating to a metal strip. Deposits of tin and flux regularly accumulate on bridle rolls during the operation of the line. While the line was operating, Employee #1 reached to clean the bridle roll with a piece of sandpaper in his hand and was caught in a pinch point between the strip and the roll. Employee #1 was drawn into the pinch point and killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
head, lockout, roller--mach/part, caught between, crushed, coating operation, metal strip
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 305230252 | Fatality | Other | Machine operators, not specified |