Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116276.015 - Employee fractures arm when caught between cylinder and base

Accident Summary Nr: 116276.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 05/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1400973.015	05/15/2019		333111	Caterpillar Inc.

Abstract: At 5:15 a.m. on May 9, 2019, an employee was changing a tool attached to a hydraulic cylinder of a Gleason Model 537 Gear Quenching Press when he caught his left arm between the ram tooling and the base plate. A ram pin used to secure the hydraulic ram from movement during the tooling change did not function properly. The employee incurred multiple fractures to his arm, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Arm, Caught Between, Caught In, Crushed, Fracture, Hydraulic Cylinder, Hydraulic Press, Hydraulic Ram, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Mechanical Power Press, Pin, Power Press, Ram, Steel Plate

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1400973.015	53	F	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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