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Accident: 311231732 - Employee Is Killed When Trapped On Conveyor

Accident: 311231732 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 01/02/2008
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
31123173201/02/20085093Piedmont Paper Stock, Llc Dba Green Day Waste And
On January 2, 2008, Employee #1 operated a forklift to move paper pallets to the intake conveyor, which leads to the shredder. Employee left the forklift to cut the band holding paper together on the pallet. Employee stepped on the moving conveyer belt and was pinned beneath paper stock on the conveyor and the moving conveyor belt. Employee suffered blunt force trauma to several parts of the body and was killed.
Keywords: pinned, tie wire, conveyor, paper, pallet, conveyor belt
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 311231732 Fatality Other Occupation not reported

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