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US. WEST HWY.2, BEMIDJI, MN 56601
Standard 19100212 A 1
Employee killed when crushed by overhead conveyor
Employee #1 was attempting to replace a section of deflection board under the co nveyor in the caul plate separator area and had positioned himself under the ove rhead conveyor. The deflector board became caught in a floor trough scrap convey or, which tipped up the board, catching Employee #1 under the chin. His head was lifted up alongside the moving belt of the overhead conveyor at the same time a 1,000 lb steel caul plate was passing by. The caul plate partially decapitated Employee #1 above the eyebrow.
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