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Accident Summary Nr: 114600.015 - Employee pierces chest with flying piece of shrapnel when it

Accident Summary Nr: 114600.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 12/11/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1362078.015	11/28/2018		332111	Unit Drop Forge Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 9:35 a.m. on December 11, 2018, an employee was assisting with operating a key driver for die setting on the 4000 Hammer Forge and was struck by a loose metal fragment when it broke off. The employee pierced his chest with a steel projectile and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Chest, Flying Object, Puncture, Shrapnel, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1362078.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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