Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14475933 - STRUCK BY STEEL BLOCK EJECTED FROM HYDRAULIC PRESS

Accident Summary Nr: 14475933 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 03/27/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1676634	03/27/1984	3547	0	Xtek Inc

Abstract: ON MARCH 3, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO PRESS A SHORT SPINDLE INTO A ROLLER, USING A HYDRAULIC PRESS. HE PLACED A CYLINDRICAL STEEL BLOCK BETWEEN THE SPINDLE AND THE HYDRAULIC PRESS CYLINDER. AT A PRESSURE OF APPROXIMATELY 9,000 POUNDS, THE MATERIAL BEING PRESSED SHIFTED, THROWING THE BLOCK FORWARD. THE STEEL BLOCK STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 72 FEET AWAY. THE IMPACT OF THE BLOCK ON HIS HEAD RESULTED IN ALMOST IMMEDIATE DEATH. AMONG THE PROBLEMS FOUND RELATING TO THE OPEATION WERE: THE ABSENCE OF BARRIER PROTECTION, LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE EQUIPMENT, OPERATIONAL NEEDS, AND THE DOOR DESIGN FOUND ON THE HOMEMADE PORTION OF THE UNIT.

Keywords: HEAD, STEEL BLOCK, BARRIER GUARD, GUARD, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, HYDRAULIC PRESS, UNTRAINED, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1676634			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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