Inspection Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Inspection: 304506645 - Meadwestvaco Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North

Nr: 304506645	Report ID: 0626600	Open Date: 02/07/2002

Meadwestvaco Corporation
1913 Fm 105 Evadale, TX 77615		Union Status: Union
SIC: 2621/Paper Mills
Mailing: P.O. Box 816, Silsbee, TX 77656

Inspection Type:	Accident
Scope:	Partial	Advanced Notice:	N
Ownership:	Private
Safety/Health:	Safety	Close Conference:	02/07/2002
		Close Case:	02/07/2002

Related Activity:	Type	ID	Safety	Health
	Accident	101761385

	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 201761509		Event: 02/07/2002	Employee Crushed And Killed By A Roll Of Paper
On February 7, 2002, an employee of Meadwestvaco Corporation went up to a roll wrap station to ensure one of the rolls had a bar code label on it. He stood on the trap door which subsequently opened causing the employee to fall. He was then crushed by a roll of paper, which weighs approximately 3400 pounds.
Keywords: paper roll, crushed, fall, struck by
1	304506645		Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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