OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14291520
WESTVACO
LOW MOOR, VA—
Event description
CRUSHED BY FALLING PAPER ROLL
Investigation abstract
ON JULY 8, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RETURNING A ROLL OF NEARBY MEDICAL FACILITY. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED. PAPER-TYPE MATERIAL TO A CONVEYOR AFTER HE HAD CUT THE ROLL TO THE RIGHT SIZE. T HE ROLL WAS APPROXIMATELY 70 INCHES IN DIAMETER, 72 INCHES IN LENGTH AND WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 7,400 LBS. THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO FIRST INSTALL A STOPPING DEVICE ON THE SIDE OF THE TABLE ON WHICH THE ROLL WAS TO BE LOADED. AS A RESULT, WHEN THE ROLL WAS LIFTED ONTO THE TABLE IT BEGAN TO ROLL OFF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CO NVEYOR BELT. EMPLOYEE #1 AND EMPLOYEE #2 TRIED TO HOLD THE ROLL ON THE BELT BUT COULD NOT. EMPLOYEE #2 JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY, BUT EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK AROUND THE HEAD AND CRUSHED AGAINST ANOTHER ROLL. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS TREATED FOR SHOCK AT
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 755
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 755
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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