Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 164455.015 - Employee is killed when crushed between press and loader

Accident Summary Nr: 164455.015 -- Report ID: 0936400 -- Event Date: 02/20/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1730585.015	02/20/2024		331313	Falco, Llc

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on February 20, 2024, an employee working as a tool and die maker for an aluminum processing plant was found trapped inside a Ferrel 2200-ton extrusion press. No definitive conclusion could be reached as to why the employee was in that location and what specific circumstances contributed to him being trapped inside the press. The employee died when he was caught inside the press pit between the loader and ramp with the loader crushing his torso.

Keywords: Aluminum Processing, Caught Between, Crushed, Extrusion, Extrusion Machine, Loader, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Mechanical Power Press, Pinch Point, Pinched, Point Of Operation, Torso, Unknown

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1730585.015	37	M	Fatality		Tool and die makers

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