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Accident Summary Nr: 100110.015 - Employee is struck by flying steel block from a mechanical p

Accident Summary Nr: 100110.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 10/23/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1272490.015	10/24/2017		336370	Superior Production Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on October 23, 2017, an employee was cycling the two hand controls on a Mechanical Power Press #7 and a 16 lb steel block was used to adjust the magnet height of the press. The employee was struck in the right side of his chest and abdomen when the steel block was thrown from the press. The employee suffered multiple injuries and fractures as well as experiencing cardiopulmonary arrest. The employee was pronounced dead at 12:08 p.m.

Keywords: Cardiac Arrest, Flying Object, Fracture, Heart, Heart Attack, Mechanical Power Press, Rib, Steel Block, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1272490.015	26	M	Fatality		Pressing machine operators

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