Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170716682 - Employee killed when crushed between thermoformer mechanism

Accident Summary Nr: 170716682 -- Report ID: 0950626 -- Event Date: 04/13/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111946612	04/13/1992	2821	0	Mobil Chemical Company

Abstract: At approximately 12:40 a.m. on April 13, 1992, Employee #1, a thermoformer operator, became caught between a rotating turret and its frame. She suffered a crushing injury to her chest and was killed. On a thermoformer, a shear-point is created as the rotating arm of the turret passes the frame 6 inches away. There was no guard to protect operators from this shear-point.

Keywords: CHEST, ROTATING PARTS, SHEAR, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, THERMOFORMER, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111946612			Fatality	Other	Extruding and forming machine operators

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