Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 814152 - Employee killed by slug ejected from press

Accident Summary Nr: 814152 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 10/31/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111700597	11/01/1990	3469	0	Wrico Stamping Co

Abstract: At 10:57 p.m. on October 31, 1990, Employee #1 was operating a Niagara 250 ton, full revolution, punch press. He was punching parts when he was hit by a scrap slug that had stacked under the die. The slug ejected from the press when the upper die punch contacted the stack. The slug hit the employee in the chest, entered a lung, and killed him.

Keywords: CHEST, EJECTED, LUNG, SCRAP METAL, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PRESS OPERATOR, PUNCH PRESS, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111700597			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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