Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 148749.015 - Employee is killed when crushed between die

Accident Summary Nr: 148749.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 08/08/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1614312.015	08/09/2022		331523	The Top Die Casting Co.

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on August 8, 2022, an employee was adjusting the die on a die casting machine. The employee entered the machine by stepping into it between the dies. Not knowing the employee was adjusting the die, a coworker activated the machine which closed the door and the machine cycled. The employee was crushed between two die when the machine cycled, resulting in his death.

Keywords: Adjust, Casting Die, Caught Between, Crushed, Die, Die Casting Machine, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Start Button

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1614312.015	44	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified

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