Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14320667 - CRUSHED BETWEEN PRESS PLATES OF MOLDING MACHINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14320667 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 11/01/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
857656	11/02/1984	3089	0	Radva Corporation

Abstract: ON NOVEMBER 1, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:55 PM, THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A HORIZONTAL EXPANDABLE POLYSTYRENE SHAPE-MOLDING MACHINE. THE MOLDING MACHINE WAS BEING USED TO PRODUCE ROOF PROFILES (INSULATING TILES OF POLYSTYRENE). THESE ITEMS ARE 2 BY 8 BY 36 INCHES IN SIZE. THREE TILES ARE MOLDED AT ONE TIME. THE EMPLOYEE'S HEAD WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE PLATES OF THE MOLDING MACHINE. THE SAFETY GATES AND INTERLOCKS WERE DEFEATED AND INOPERATIVE, PERMITTING THE EMPLOYEE TO PLACE PART OF HIS BODY BETWEEN THE PLATES OF THE MACHINE.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARD, MOLDING MACHINE, INTERLOCK, CRUSHED, MOLD PLATES

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	857656			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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