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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14307250

THROAT,FRACTURE,BOOM,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,VERTEBRA,LUBRICATING

Event
THROAT,FRACTURE,BOOM,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,VERTEBRA,LUBRICATING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14307250
Report ID
213900

Event description

Employee killed when caught by moving parts in rewinder

Investigation abstract

At approximately 2:15 p.m. on May 23, 1989, Employee #1, operating a vinyl floor covering rewinder machine, entered a moving parts area of the machine to lubric ate its roller. He was caught in between the boom of the paper feed table and th e finished roll of the machine. Employee #1 sustained a fractured trachea and ve rtebrae and died on June 30, 1989.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 56 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    20
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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