Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124025.015 - Employee fractures arm when caught by ram while clearing pre

Accident Summary Nr: 124025.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 02/03/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1463044.015	02/11/2020		335221	Roper Corporation

Abstract: At 5:00 a.m. on February 3, 2020, an employee working for an appliance manufacturer was removing a metal slug from Press 209. The employee was on the back scott line of the fabrication process when she attempted to clear the debris from the machine. The employee reached into the die when the ram came down on her forearm. She fractured her arm in two places and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Arm, Caught Between, Caught By, Clearing, Debris, Die, Fracture, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Point Of Operation, Press, Press Operator, Ram

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1463044.015	55	F	Hospitalized injury

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