Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14371892 - Employee killed when crushed in die cutting press

Accident Summary Nr: 14371892 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 07/09/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103238283	07/10/1991	2653	0	Sennett Container Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a die-cutting sheet fed press. After a jam-up, he got up on the bed of the press to remove the broken die from the press without locking out the power source. He pried the die back into position from where it jumped the lip of the bed. The helper manually turned the 3 ft diameter hand wheel to back up the bed and the press started running again. Employee #1 fell down into the frame of the machine, and the traveling bed of the press struck him twice before coming to rest against his chest. He died. The helper had panicked after hitting the stop button, which did not stop right away, and hit all the buttons, including the ON button.

Keywords: CHEST, DIE CUTTING PRESS, WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103238283			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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