OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14483994
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
SUFFERN, NY—
Event description
Employee killed when crushed by side shifter
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and a coworker, both mechanics, were assigned to change belts on a G reenfield sandwich belt conveyor. While Employee #1 went to the location where t he belts were to be removed, the coworker went up a walking ramp to a console to move a side shifter toward the plant wall. When the coworker activated the side shifter, instead of going toward the plant wall it moved quickly toward Employe e #1, who was bent over with his head in the machine. The coworker tried to stop the side shifter, but it had already traversed the full length of the shifter. Employee #1's head was crushed between the frame of the side shifter and the fra me of the motor, killing him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 64 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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