Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200340065 - Employee killed when crushed in molding machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200340065 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 01/26/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300247889	01/26/1999	3089	0	Sti Plastics Inc., C.R. Mfg. Div.

Abstract: Employee #1, the first shift supervisor, was inspecting a horizontal injection molding machine for the source of an hydraulic leak when the machine cycled. The moving platen tie bar retracted, crushing Employee #1's head against a stationary bracket. He suffered massive head trauma and was killed. Apparently, two fixed guards that would have prevented access into the danger area had been removed from the machine approximately 12 days earlier.

Keywords: HEAD, REPAIR, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300247889			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, production occupations

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