Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 160435.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by machine

Accident Summary Nr: 160435.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 09/08/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1700851.015	10/03/2023		331511	Unicast Company

Abstract: At 5:45 a.m. on September 8, 2023, an employee was standing on a surface in wheelabrator #7, cleaning castings from the machine. The employee was reaching into the bucket to pull castings out that did not fall out when the bucket was lifted. The wheelabrator #7 machine turned on while the employee was working and moved the bucket, pinching the employee between a metal bar the bucket bar. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Abdomen, Bucket , Casting, Cleaning, Crushed, Pinched, Reaching

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1700851.015	57	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified

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