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Accident: 69232.015 - Employee Is Crushed By Top Ram Of Cotton Bale Press

Accident: 69232.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 11/25/2014
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1010607.01511/26/2014Gm Lawrence And Company
At 4:47 a.m. on November 25, 2014, an employee was adjusting a cotton bale box t hat was not properly latched due to a cotton build-up. The employee was caught in between the cotton box opening and the top ram of a Lummus Bale Press, crushi ng his chest area, arms, and legs.
Keywords: arm, baler, chest, cotton, crushed, crushing, leg
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 1010607.015 20 M Fatality Pressing machine operators

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