OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14560353

LINWEAVE, INC.

HOLYOKE, MA· 1987-07-11T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, WORK RULES, PAPER ROLL, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, PAPER MACHINE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #17824038
Employer profile: LINWEAVE, INC.
Summary number: 14560353
Report ID: 112600

Event description

Employee killed when caught between paper rolls

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was a backtender on a paper machine. An excessive amount of paper ha d accumulated on the two stack reels, reducing the space between the reels to ab out 2 or 3 inches and creating an extremely hazardous nip point. Employee #1 wal ked the length of the rolls on the nip point side to feel the paper for proper w inding tightness. His left hand became caught between the paper rolls, and his a rm and upper body were pulled into the nip point. His head also became caught at the nip point, but it did not go through. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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