Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 3971.015 - Employee is crushed in a machine and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 3971.015 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 11/07/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108985.015	11/08/2011		333415	Adams Thermal Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on November 7, 2011, an employee was straightening out displaced fins in a new robotic computer automated machine. The rear slide of the machine activated and crushed his torso between the slide and a forward ram. The employee was standing inside of a robotic machine having violated the machine guards at the direction of management to maintain the equipment productivity while troubleshooting the machine. The employee was crushed in a machine and is killed.

Keywords: Caught In, Crushing, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Robotics, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108985.015	42	M	Fatality		Engineering technicians, n.e.c.

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