Hall in Tirol Nov 29th 2006

Horrible accident at work with garbage press.
The man, who on Tuesday in "Hall" was reported missing, was found Wednesday-early on his job - a parcel delivery service - dead. Unnoticed by the colleagues, he got caught in a hydraulic press.

Accident was recorded on video tape. Initially the closer circumstances for the accident were unclear. The death of the man could be however completely clarified by a videotape of a monitoring camera. The 48 year old worker started the hydraulic press and filled it first from the bottom with cardboard boxes.

Although the hydraulic press was engaged, the man then climbed - by the way a longtime employee of the company - to the edge of the charging hole and stepped on the cardboard boxes with his foot to push them downward. He got caught by the press, drawn in and crushed into the charging hole.

Coworkers did not notice accident. Because some time passed until his collegues used the press again and without anybody missing the worker the accident remained unnoticed for quite some time.

Only in the evening the worker was declared missing, a nocturnal search action then however was broken off. Wednesday morning the corpse of the man was discovered in the hydraulic press.

Resound in Tirol 29.11.2006

Terrible industrial accident with garbage press The man, who for Tuesday in resound one missed, was found Wednesday-early on its job - a parcel delivery service - dead. It is guessed/advised unnoticed by the colleagues into a hydraulic press.

Accident on video tape recording eye-draws

Initially the closer circumstances for the accident were unclear. The death of the man could be however completely clarified by a videoaufzeichnung of a monitoring camera. The 48-jaehrige worker started the hydraulic press and filled it first from the soil with cardboard boxes.

Although the press container was in enterprise, the man rose - by the way a coworker of many years of the company then to the edge of the charging hole and stepped the cardboard boxes with the foot downward. It was seized by the press, drawn in and crushed into the charging hole.

Teammates did not notice accident

Because some time passed to teammates of the Verunfallten the hydraulic press used remained the accident unnoticed and at the beginning of also the absence of the man.

Only in the evening there was a missing message, a nocturnal search action then however was then broken off. Wednesday-early the corpse of the man in the press was then discovered.

To this tragic event cannot be gepostet.
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Submitted on 01/05/2007

Submitted by: xian wien
Reference: http://tirol.orf.at/stories/15

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Graham said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Normaly I would dismiss this as an 'accident'. However, doing what this guy did while the press was ON exhibits a supreme level of stupidity and arrogance. Machines don't care who they kill. Sad that nobody missed the poor guy. Thanks for sending this in, Xian

James said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
I concur. We've had one or two hydraulic press stories over the past couple of years, and at least one other involved climbing in and stepping on the cardboard. Rather stupid, and as it was caught on video, definitely verifiable! Isn't it the job of the MACHINE to compress the cardboard? Worthy of consideration, says I!

Jack said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Somehow I don't think that I'll be able to look at a bale of crushed cardboard boxes in the future without wondering...

Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Perfect example of Evolution In Action. When in college I ran one of these machines myself. In addition to being carefully trained not to climb into it for any reason, there were lots of signs posted on the machine and nearby. Also, the machine had safety interlocks. I do wonder how the worker defeated those, but to climb in was the act of ultimate stupidity. Thanks for the story.

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