OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14491724

CHEST,SEVERED,HEAD,PAPER ROLL,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,ARTERY,NIP POINT,HAND

1989-05-31T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,SEVERED,HEAD,PAPER ROLL,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,ARTERY,NIP POINT,HAND
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14491724
Report ID: 214500

Event description

Employee killed when pulled into paper roll

Investigation abstract

During a slitting/rewinding operation on a paper roll, Employee #1 apparently tr ied to remove scrap trim from the end of the roll. His left hand was caught betw een the roll of paper, which weighed approximately 1,500 lb, and the steel roll driving the roll of paper. Employee #1 was killed when he was drawn into the mac hine, suffering head trauma, a crushed chest, and a severed aorta.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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