Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138634.015 - Employee crushes arm when caught in press performing routine

Accident Summary Nr: 138634.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 08/26/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1550212.015	08/30/2021		322121	Loroco Industries Inc.

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on August 26, 2021, an employee working as a press operator was operating Federal #7 Mechanical Power Press. The employee followed standard procedures. He put a part into the press, hit the two-hand control, went to remove the part, and the press cycled on its own. The employee's right arm was caught between the die cut plates as a result. The employee was hospitalized to treat a crushed arm.

Keywords: Arm, Caught Between, Caught In, Crushed, Inexperience, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Power Press, Press, Press Operator, Staffing Agency, Temporary, Temporary Employment Agency, Temporary Worker, Two-Hand Control

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1550212.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Pressing machine operators

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