OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14490270

WATERBURY NONWOVENS

UTICA, NY· 1986-09-11T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, HAND, UNGUARDED
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100171370
Employer profile: WATERBURY NONWOVENS
Summary number: 14490270
Report ID: 215800

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED TO DEATH BETWEEN FEED ROLLERS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REACHING INTO AN AREA WHERE TWO ROLLERS OF A ROTARY PRE-NEEDLER WERE FEEDING MATERIAL. HIS HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO ROLLERS AND HIS BO DY WAS DRAWN IN. HE WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE ROLLERS, RECEIVING FATAL INJURIES.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 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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