Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202087482 - Employee's Arm Is Crushed in Molding Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202087482 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 02/07/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309440584	02/17/2006	3365	331524	Ross Aluminum Foundries

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a Hall Permanent mold machine used to make aluminum castings. After the machine cycle was initiated, Employee #1 reached into the machine to retrieve a casting. At the same time, the machine cycled, tipped up, and pinched his arm between the tilting portion of the machine and the machine frame. Other workers in the area freed Employee #1 from the machine, and he was flown by helicopter to a local hospital.

Keywords: MACHINIST, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309440584			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Molding and casting machine operators

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