Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 149402.015 - Employee is killed when pinned between furnace and guardrail

Accident Summary Nr: 149402.015 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 08/31/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1619750.015	09/01/2022	3365	331524	75504 - Sundaram Clayton Usa Llc

Abstract: On August 31, 2022, an employee was working as an operator on the Westomat ProDos Furnace. The employee stepped onto a step adjacent to the yellow guardrail. As the employee attempted to clear the pour spout of the furnace with needle nose pliers, the rotary table energized and cycled. The employee became pinned between the yellow guardrail and the furnace and sustained third degree burns to her upper torso, abdomen, and right hand. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Abdomen, Burn, Energized, Furnace, Guardrail, Hand, Jammed, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Pinned, Torso

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1619750.015	57	F	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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