Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170004899 - Employee killed when head crushed in molding machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170004899 -- Report ID: 1055310 -- Event Date: 06/04/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115328635	06/04/1997	3672	0	Comptec Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a tech set-up person, and a coworker, were servicing a Toshiba horizontal injection molding machine. Employee #1 was adjusting a conveyor in the discharge area while the coworker was working on a receiving table next to the machine. The coworker looked away and then heard Employee #1 scream. The platen had cycled, crushing Employee #1's head against the main frame. The coworker pulled Employee #1 out of the machine, but Employee #1 died at the scene. Employee #1 had not been turned off the machine prior to starting work on it..

Keywords: HEAD, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR, SET UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115328635			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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