Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14525505 - Employee Crushed Under Descending Hydraulic Frame

Accident Summary Nr: 14525505 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 01/19/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101719755	01/20/1987	3321	0	U.S. Foundry & Manufacturing Corporation

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 PM ON JANUARY 19, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1, AN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TECHNICIAN, WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF REPAIRING A LEAKING HOSE FITTING ON THE PUNCH OUT AND FRAME HYDRAULIC CYLINDER BODY OF AN AUTOMATIC MOLDING MACHINE. HE AND A COWORKER ENTERED THE PUNCH OUT AREA OF THE MACHINE WITHOUT BLOCKING OR SECURING THE ELEVATED MACHINE FRAME. WHEN THEY RELEASED THE CYLINDER HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, THE FRAME FELL, KNOCKING ONE WORKER ASIDE, BUT CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1 BETWEEN THE MACHINE FRAME AND THE PUNCH OUT ANVIL. HE WAS KILLED. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD WORKED FOR THE COMPANY 5 YEARS, AND HAD WORKED AT HIS CURRENT JOB FOR 3 YEARS. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT THE U.S. FOUNDRY & MANUFACTURING CORP., BUILDING LOOP 4.

Keywords: repair, unsecured, blocks, molding machine, work rules, hydraulic cylinder, caught between, crushed, falling object

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101719755			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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