Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170903645 - Employee's hand injured when caught in die cast machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170903645 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 03/06/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119765659	03/15/1996	3353	0	Strand Art Co.

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 p.m. on March 6, 1996, Employee #1, of the Strand Art Company, Monrovia, CA, was removing a part from a Chicago die cast machine, model 1502, serial #2038. The interlocking device failed and the die moved while Employee #1's hand was in the machine. He sustained a laceration and a serious burn to his right hand.

Keywords: BURN, DIE, INTERLOCK, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, POINT OF OPERATION, DIE CASTING MACHINE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119765659			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Molding and casting machine operators

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