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Hispanic Youth Dies in Densifier at a Plastics Recycling Plant - Tennessee
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2005/08/29
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Description:On March 9, 2005, a fourteen-year-old male Hispanic laborer (the victim) died from injuries sustained after coming in contact with the blade inside a Densifier. A Densifier is a machine used to shred and grind plastic bags into a recyclable product. During the night shift, while the seven other crew members, all Hispanic, were out of the immediate vicinity of the Densifier, the victim entered the machine. When the coworkers returned to the area, they were unable to locate the victim on the plant floor. A coworker looked into the machine and saw the victim inside. He called 911 and then called the plant manager at his home. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) personnel responded to the scene within 7 minutes. When the plant manager arrived, he turned off and locked out the external power source to the Densifier. EMS personnel, who entered the machine through a side access hatch by removing the fixed bolts, removed the remains of the victim. A coroner in attendance pronounced the victim dead at the scene.
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Pages in Document:10 pages
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Contributor:Chesky, Joseph F;Higgins, Doloris N.;
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NIOSHTIC Number:20028240
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2005-109964
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Citation:Morgantown, : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Federal Fiscal Year:2005
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Performing Organization:West Virginia University, School of Medicine, Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Start Date:1997/07/01
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End Date:2005/06/30
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Resource Number:FACE-2005-05
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