Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126463.015 - Employee crushes hand when hand pinched in molder

Accident Summary Nr: 126463.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 05/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1476476.015	05/26/2020		331511	Faircast Inc.

Abstract: At 2:40 p.m. on May 20, 2020, Employee #1 was in the process of making a mold. Employee #1 was standing by the control panel when he had to go up to move the limit switch by hand. Due to a machine malfunction, the limit switches had to be operated manually. The limit switch in question was used to move the cope (top part of the mold) up and down. The pattern was moving into position. Employee #1 went to see if there were any "tear-ups" on the top of the pattern. The right hand of Employee #1 was located on the edge of the pattern. The mold machine cycled. This caused the cope to come down. Employee #1's right hand was pinched between the pattern and the flask. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat crush injuries to the right hand.

Keywords: Caught Between, Crushed, Hand, Limit Switch, Machine Cycled, Mold, Molding Machine, Pinch Point, Pinched

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1476476.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Molding and casting machine operators

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