Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 159569.015 - Employee is killed when head is caught in machine

Accident Summary Nr: 159569.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 08/31/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1695231.015	09/01/2023		331511	Cullman Casting Corporation

Abstract: At 10:40 p.m. on August 31, 2023, an employee was operating the 55 Traverse machine when the film required fixing, and the cut wire required cleaning. The employee turned the cut wire switch off, pushed the hard stop forward, and accessed the pit under 55 traverse to fix the film. While the employee was in the pit, the machine completed the cycle and caught the left side of his head between the back metal bar and the edge of the flask. The employee's head was crushed resulting in his death.

Keywords: Adjust, Caught In, Crushed, Head, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine operator, Reaching

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1695231.015	38	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified

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