Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14552525 - Employee Killed When Crushed In Molding Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 14552525 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 04/14/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17695438	04/14/1986	3089	0	Hayward Industries

Abstract: Employee #1 entered a 700-ton plastic injection molding machine to help release a plastic mold after a test shot. To operate the injection platen, a coworker had to close the front gates, bypass all safety interlocks, and operate the push buttons at the operator's station. Employee #1 was holding an aluminum wedge in place inside the machine and when the machine was activated. He was crushed and killed between the guide post and the plasticizing chamber.

Keywords: molding machine, work rules, caught between, crushed, guide post

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17695438			Fatality	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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