Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201360617 - Employee head crushed by cotton gin press

Accident Summary Nr: 201360617 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 09/18/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301036869	09/18/1998	0724	0	Frairs Point Farm

Abstract: An employee was killed while working on a cotton gin press. The employee was attempting to level the tray in the press when the activation button was accidentally hit activating the press while the employees head was in the press. The employees head was crushed by the press. The gin press has to be energized in order to level the tray. Therefore, at the time of the incident, the press was not locked out and became activated.

Keywords: HEAD, LOCKOUT, COTTON GIN, CRUSHED, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301036869			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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