Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202086609 - Employee's arm is caught in hydraulic press

Accident Summary Nr: 202086609 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 12/01/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305122046	12/04/2003	3493	332611	Rassini Chassis Systems

Abstract: Two employees were performing set up work on a horizontal hydraulic press for a production run. During a measurement for the ram distance, the employee who was working in the press told a coworker to cycle the press. The coworker was operating the machine's control panel. When the press cycled, the employee's arm was caught in the machine near his shoulder. He was hospitalized with crushing injures to his upper arm. At no time during this operation was the machine deenergized or locked out.

Keywords: CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, ARM, HYDRAULIC PRESS, PRESS OPERATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305122046			Hospitalized injury	Other	Pressing machine operators

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