Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170134399 - Employee injured when head struck by flying die

Accident Summary Nr: 170134399 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 05/06/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302142005	06/03/1998	3312	0	West Coast Wire Rope & Rigging Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 inserted a set of top and bottom 54 lb dies into the die holders of a 1,000 ton press to swage 1 1/8 in. ferrule fittings on wire rope. Approximately three minutes into the job, he had swaged the third fitting when the dies ejected out of the front of the press where he was standing. The bottom die flew approximately 17 ft before it coming to rest on the shop floor. The top die struck Employee #1 in the head, just above the top corner of his left eye. He sustained injuries and was hospitalized for three weeks.

Keywords: EJECTED, DIE, HEAD, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302142005			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Pressing machine operators

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