Unimac Employee Killed in Press
October 2005
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CARLSTADT, NJ—A five-year veteran of Unimac Graphics died September 8 after he was pulled into the press he was operating.
The Record, of Bergen, NJ, reported that 57-year-old Peter Marchant reached into a press that was running, and the unit latched onto his hands and pulled him up to his shoulders before pushing his head backward. A Carlstadt detective told the paper that Marchant likely died from asphyxiation.
Marchant allegedly was clearing papers that had covered a heating lamp, though police could not substantiate that assertion.
According to The Record, the incident is being investigated by federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officials.
The Record, of Bergen, NJ, reported that 57-year-old Peter Marchant reached into a press that was running, and the unit latched onto his hands and pulled him up to his shoulders before pushing his head backward. A Carlstadt detective told the paper that Marchant likely died from asphyxiation.
Marchant allegedly was clearing papers that had covered a heating lamp, though police could not substantiate that assertion.
According to The Record, the incident is being investigated by federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officials.
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