Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202004552 - Employee Struck by a Tool Left in a Press Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 202004552 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 10/29/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116023763	11/02/2004	3463	332112	Manufacturing & Tech.Svcs, Inc., D/B/A Mts Forge

Abstract: On October 29, 2004, Employee #1 was operating a 1500-ton hydraulic press when he did not remove the displacement tool before completing the cycle. A metal "follower" was on top of the punch shear when the die continued down, pushing on the follower until it ejected from the machine under great pressure. The follower hit Employee #1 in the right upper chest and arm, and then hit the wall behind him, approximately 19 feet away. Employee #1 fell to the floor and was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he died three days later.

Keywords: EJECTED, DIE, SHEAR, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, HYDRAULIC PRESS, PRESS, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116023763			Fatality	Other	Forging machine operators

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