Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171113.015 - Employee dies of head trauma struck by running blender blade

Accident Summary Nr: 171113.015 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 10/18/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1782898.015	10/21/2024		325211	Otech Corporation Delaware

Abstract: At 9:57 p.m. on October 18, 2024, an employee working as a machine operator for a plastics manufacturer was checking the bottom chute of a ribbon blender. The machine was energized causing the employee to be struck by the blender blade. The employee died from blunt force trauma to the head.

Keywords: Blade, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chute, Energized, Head, Inspecting, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Mixer Blade, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1782898.015	45	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified

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