Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202003992 - Employee dies when caught in automatic baler

Accident Summary Nr: 202003992 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 03/07/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303874242	03/07/2001	2679	0	G.B. Goldman Paper Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating an automatic baler machine, 5 ft long by 4 ft wide by 8.5 ft high. A hydraulic ram located at the bottom of the change hopper compresses scrap paper into bales. Employee #1 was caught in the machine and died of multiple injuries including an amputation of the left leg at the knee and severe bleeding. The company has a lockout/tagout program but Employee #1 did not utilize it.

Keywords: KNEE, AMPUTATED, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, BALER, UNGUARDED, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303874242			Fatality	Amputation	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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