Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201261583 - Employee dies after being crushed in machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201261583 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 12/07/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307170878	12/03/2003	3499	332999	O'Hare Precision Metals, Llc

Abstract: On December 3, 2003, Employee #1, a machine operator, was tightening a bolt near the running drive shafts when his clothing became entangled in the shafts and he was pulled into the machine. He was extracted by rescue workers and taken to a local hospital where he died 4 days later. The employee had not isolated power to the machine prior to beginning his repair work.

Keywords: REPAIR, WORK RULES, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, ENTANGLED, DRIVE SHAFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307170878			Fatality	Fracture	Machine operators, not specified

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