Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170762827 - Employee injured when struck by flying object

Accident Summary Nr: 170762827 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 08/11/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119804797	08/30/1994	3463	0	Newman Flange And Fitting Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was assisting in the operation of a forging hammer. He was not fully behind or in the area where it was safe to stand during the down stroke of the forging hammer. When the hammer came down, it jettisoned a 6 1/2 in. steel pin, which struck the employee's right foot. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: PIN, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, DISLOCATED, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, MECH MALFUNCTION, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119804797			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Forging machine operators

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