Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121966.015 - Employee lacerates forehead when hit by piston

Accident Summary Nr: 121966.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/02/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1410274.015	06/19/2019		511140	Quad Graphics

Abstract: At 5:05 p.m. on June 2, 2019, an employee was removing a piston from a brake assembly of the Splicer 7020 machine. The machine was stopped and power was turned off and power switch was locked in the off position. The employee took the whole brake assembly out because the piston was not coming out by itself. The employee took the brake assembly to the shop and tried to remove the piston with a hammer but it would not come out. The employee then connected compressed air hose to the housing assembly. As he turned the air on, the piston suddenly popped out and hit him in the forehead. The employee was hospitalized to treat a laceration to his forehead.

Keywords: Air Hose, Automatic Machine, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brake, Compressed Air, Flying Object, Forehead, Hammer , Laceration, Piston, Projectile, Repair, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1410274.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinists

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