Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 167327.015 - Employee dies of head injuries when caught by rolling metal

Accident Summary Nr: 167327.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 06/10/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1754212.015	06/11/2024		331210	Atchison Tubular Manufacturing

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on June 10, 2024, an employee working as a machine operator for a metal pipe manufacturer working alone inside the trim building. The employee was trimming pipes and doing stenciling in a non-stenciling location near the out rack. As part of the process, 2,600-pound pipes roll out of the trimmer building towards the end of the out rack. The employee was caught between 2,633 pounds of metal pipe on the trim out rack from behind while stenciling. The employee died from crush injuries and lacerations, including head injuries.

Keywords: Caught Between, Caught By, Crushed, Cutting, Head, Laceration, Machine operator, Metal Pipe, Rolling, Storage Rack, Unguarded, Unsafe Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1754212.015	30	M	Fatality		Milling and planing machine operators

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