Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123466.015 - Employee incurs concussion when struck in head by robot

Accident Summary Nr: 123466.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 10/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1458529.015	01/27/2020		326191	Kohler Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 8:35 p.m. on October 22, 2019, an employee working for a plastics plumbing fixtures manufacturer was receiving parts from a robot press machine. The robot press struck the employee in the head. The employee lacerated his head and sustained a concussion, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Falling Object, Head, Laceration, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Plumbing, Power Press, Robot, Robotics, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1458529.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine feeders and offbearers

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