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Accident Summary Nr: 115566.015 - Employee is entangled in revolving casting head and incurs m

Accident Summary Nr: 115566.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 03/06/2019
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1387402.01503/26/2019331314Continental Aluminum Inc

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on March 6, 2019, an employee was working for a firm that engaged in the secondary smelting and alloying of aluminum. He was working around a casting head and an adjacent conveyor. He was spraying mold release in casting cups on a conveyor line and cleaning around the line. While the line was running, he began cleaning the casting ports and holes on the line with a metal rod. The employee was caught by a projecting adjustment bolt on the casting head shaft. He became entangled. He remained entangled for about twenty minutes until he was extricated. He suffered fractures to his left arm, his ribs and his clavicle. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Casting, Casting Die, Caught By, Caught In, Collarbone, Conveyor, Fracture, Lockout, Machine Guarding, Rib, Rotating Parts, Rotating Shaft, Shoulder

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1387402.015 35 M Hospitalized injury Machine operators, not specified

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