OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14527113

INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. - VICKSBURG MILL

REDWOOD, MS· 1985-10-24T00:00:00

Event: PLATFORM, REPAIR, COLLAPSE, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CRUSHED, FALL, WORK PLATFORM
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100372655
Employer profile: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. - VICKSBURG MILL
Summary number: 14527113
Report ID: 419400

Event description

WORK PLATFORM COLLAPSED; EMPLOYEE FELL INTO ROLLERS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LOCATED ON A WORK PLATFORM, OVERLOOKING THE FIRST PRESS IN THE F INISHED PRODUCTS DEPARTMENT. HE WAS INVESTIGATING A BREAK WHICH HAD OCCURRED EAR LIER. AS HE STEPPED TO THE EDGE OF THE PLATFORM THE ENTIRE PLATFORM COLLAPSED. H E FELL, ALONG WITH THE PLATFORM, INTO THE WET FELT AND LOWER ROLL. HE WAS CRUSHE D TO DEATH BETWEEN THE WET FELT AND ROLLERS. THE ROLLERS MOVE AT A RATE OF 1,750 FEET PER MINUTE AND EXERT 350 POUNDS OF PRESSURE PER SQUARE INCH.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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