Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201858560 - Employee Is Struck by Arm of Unguarded Power Press

Accident Summary Nr: 201858560 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 02/07/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309215796	02/21/2006	3499	332510	The W.J. Baker Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was walking behind a power press, which was in "set-up" mode. A guard had been removed from the power press, and a coworker, the operator of the power press, was setting the feeder and the material in the press. As Employee #1 passed the area/ratchet assembly of the press parts injector, the coworker cycled the press and the reciprocating arm struck Employee #1 in the side of the abdomen. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, POWER PRESS, STRUCK BY, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309215796			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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