Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141555.015 - Employee is killed when struck by gantry inside COS Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 141555.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 12/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1566355.015	12/01/2021		335911	Hankook & Company Es America Corp.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on December 1, 2021, an employee had entered a COS machine via the interlocked safety door and was adjusting the grippers. The employee was inside the machine cage when the gantry moved and struck the employee in the chest, killing him.

Keywords: Adjust, Battery, Chest, Gantry Crane, Interlock, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Malfunction, Mech Malfunction, Safety Device, Struck By, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1566355.015	48	M	Fatality		Machinery maintenance occupations

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