Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 156472.015 - Employee is killed when caught between machinery

Accident Summary Nr: 156472.015 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 05/19/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1671401.015	05/19/2023		423510	Heidtman Steel

Abstract: At 2:00 a.m. on May 19, 2023, an employee was retrieving a metal sample. The shear table rotated to an upright position while his head was near the shear table and shear head. The employee's head was crushed between the shear table and the shear head bottom half. The employee was killed. The equipment was still energized after opening the gate that had an interlock switch.

Keywords: Caught Between, Crushed, Energized, Interlock, Shear, Shearing Machine

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1671401.015	45	M	Fatality		Production helpers

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