Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170180657 - Employee's feet crushed in press

Accident Summary Nr: 170180657 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 08/08/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112151527	08/21/1991	2657	0	Ideal Container .

Abstract: On August 8, 1991, Employee #1, operator of a cutting/creasing press for the Ideal Container Corporation, was changing dies to run another order on the machine in Building 919. He was sitting on the feed plate of the press when the press was activated and the plate went up to press. Employee #1's feet were crushed and his right foot amputated. He was taken to USC Medical Center, where he was hospitalized. The accident was caused by the employee not checking out the machine, and by his sitting in the point of operation to change the die.

Keywords: DIE, MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112151527			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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