Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14428544

AMERICAN WEB OFFSET

Event
PAPER SHREDDER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CLOGGED, BALER, FALL
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#100019512
Employer profile
AMERICAN WEB OFFSET
Summary number
14428544
Report ID
830500

Event description

Employee killed in fall through paper cyclone into baler

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, age 18, was attempting to unplug a clogged paper cyclone when he fe ll through the bottom of the cyclone and into the operating paper baler. Employe e #1 was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 18 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    1
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    10
    Environmental factor
    3
    Task assigned
    1

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