Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101520.015 - Employee sustains crushing injuries in a punch press

Accident Summary Nr: 101520.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 07/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1249791.015	07/25/2017		333318	Wilbur Curtis Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on July 21, 2017, an employee was working for a firm engaged in the commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing. He was setting up die #530 in a Cincinnati C0027 punch press. The set-up operation included the cleanup of the die surface prior to running the machine. The Cincinnati C0027's air cushion was not turned off and locked out or blocked out during the set-up operations. The machine went into motion, and the employee sustained crushing injuries to his arm. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Caught Between, Crushed, Die, Die Safety Device, Lockout, Point Of Operation, Press, Press Operator, Punch Press

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1249791.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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