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Head in the machine

2007 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

Wörth/Karlsruhe/Germany

At thursday the 20th, at 23:17 the security division of a big paper producing plant called the police about a deadly accident. the 23 year old operator of a paper rolling and cutting machine died inside it after trying to solve a blockage.

The man left the control station, supposedly to check on the malefunctioning machine. Rather than entering the gated production area thru a safety door, he took the easy way and went thru the opening thru which the big rolls of paper were normally expelled from the machine. The safety door would´ve shut down the machine and initiate the safeguards. The man succeeded to remove the blockage inside the machine which resulted in the immediate

renewal of the production process. Thus a 2 ton hatch closed right on his head. It is supposed that he died instantly.

Report from the police: http://www.polizei.rlp.de/internet/nav/83a/presse.jsp?uMen=83a70d73-c9a2-b001-be59-2680a525fe06&sel_uCon=81860b4a-a2e1-2511-c5ec-3f1a94839292&page=1&pagesize=10

Report from Ka-News.de: http://www.ka-news.de/karlsruhe/news.php4?show=mia2007921-167J

Submitted on 09/24/2007

Submitted by: bbwolf
Reference: www.ka-news.de / dpa / 09-20-2007

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
It always amazes me how people like this think safety procedures don't apply to them. Thanks for sending this in!


James said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Normally, such incidents are accidents, but since there was a safety door installed on the machine for the very purpose of preventing an accident, I will vote DA. This one must have been messy, but I'll wager the victim didn't even feel it! Oh, well, off to the hereafter!


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