Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108512.015 - Employee's arm is fractured by laser table

Accident Summary Nr: 108512.015 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 08/15/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1341010.015	08/23/2018		339999	Kmk Metal Fabricators, Inc

Abstract: At 2:09 p.m. on August 15, 2018, Employee #1 working alone inside of metal fabrication facility, cutting parts with a Trumpf LC3030 Laser Cutting table, Serial Number A0220A1802. The employee began cleaning metal dust from the lower section, in between two material tables. As he stuck his left arm between the two tables, the machine cycled, moving the two tables, and causing his arm to become caught. The electronic sensor barrier system around the loading table had been bypassed, allowing the machine to cycle with the employee inside the barrier area. Employee #1 sustained a fractured left arm. He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital and hospitalized overnight.

Keywords: Arm, Caught Between, Cleaning, Fracture, Laser, Lockout

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1341010.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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