Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 160902.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling die

Accident Summary Nr: 160902.015 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 10/18/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1704146.015	10/18/2023		326199	Georg Utz, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on October 18, 2023, an employee working as a tool and die maker for a plastics manufacturer was using an overhead crane to move a large metallic die. The die broke away from the components that were secured to the lifting eyes causing the die to drop several feet. The die struck the employee as it fell puncturing and fracturing his skull and killing him.

Keywords: Broke, Crane, Die, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Machinist, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Overhead Crane, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Skull, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1704146.015	66	M	Fatality		Tool and die makers

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