Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14319495 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED TO DEATH IN HYDRAULIC PRESS MOLD

Accident Summary Nr: 14319495 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 12/16/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100385665	12/17/1987	3271	0	New Holland Newcrete Products

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ADJUSTING THE MOLD ON A HYDRAULIC PRESS. THE MACHINE WAS NOT ENERGIZED BUT THE EMPLOYEE HAD FAILED TO EMPLACE THE SAFETY PIN TO RESTRAIN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE MOLD. THAT UPPER PORTION SUDENLY LOWERED, CRUSHING THE EMPLOYEE TO DEATH.

Keywords: SAFETY LATCH, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, HYDRAULIC PRESS, MOLD, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100385665			Fatality	Other	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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