OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14333108

CHEST,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CRUSHED,NIP POINT

1986-03-23T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CRUSHED,NIP POINT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14333108
Report ID: 418100

Event description

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT AND CRUSHED BETWEEN STEEL ROLLERS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 APPARENTLY TRIED TO PICK UP A LOOSE END OF SYNTHETIC YARN WHICH WAS COMING FROM THE #1 QUAD OF THE BLACK CLAWSON SLIT TAPE EXTRUSION LINE (SN 293D21 2013). HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO OF THE STEEL ROLLERS WHICH "DRAW" THE YARN AFTE R IT IS EXTRUDED. HE SUFFERED CRUSHING INJURIES TO HIS CHEST. THIS JOB IS ROUTIN ELY ACCOMPLISHED BY A MINIMUM OF TWO EMPLOYEES. EMERGENCY STOP BUTTONS ARE LOCAT ED NEARBY. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ALONE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 18 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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