Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200650042 - Employee killed when his head crushed in molding machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200650042 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 09/13/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122477722	09/12/1995	3465	0	Masland Of Wisconsin

Abstract: At approximately 3:15 a.m. on September 13, 1995, Employee #1 was placing a large, heated, rubberized felt laminated part for truck dashboards into the cooled die area of a molding machine. Due to the large size of the part, this was a two person job. The molding machine was equipped with a single set of two-hand controls, and a coworker was operating them while Employee #1 was in the back central area of the die, pinning the part onto the molding machine's back pin. When Employee #1's coworker saw him leave the die area, he activated the two-hand controls. For some reason, Employee #1 reentered the die area, and his head was crushed as the dies closed. The coworker heard a crushing sound, but was unable to release the buttons and open the dies in time. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: DIE, HEAD, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, COMMUNICATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122477722			Fatality	Concussion	Machine operators, not specified

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