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100 NORTH CENTRAL AVE., DULUTH, MN 55807
Standard 19100212 A01
EMPLOYEE'S ARM TORN OFF IN PAPER MACHINE ROLLER
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE HIS HAND TO BREAK THE PERFORATION OF A PAPER S HEET WHILE STANDING ON A WALKWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF A PAPER MACHINE PRESS SECTION. A COMBINATION OF THE HIGH PAPER SPEED AND THE TIGHT QUARTERS CONTRIBUTED TO THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND BEING CAUGHT IN A ROLLER NIP POINT BETWEEN THE THIRD AND F OURTH PRESS SECTIONS. AS A RESULT HIS LEFT ARM WAS TORN OFF ABOVE THE ELBOW.
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