Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 896613 - Employee killed when head caught in forge press

Accident Summary Nr: 896613 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 01/20/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301804654	01/20/1999	3462	0	Virginia Forge Company

Abstract: At 9:20 a.m. on January 20, 1999, Employee #1, a forge press operator, was removing debris from the ram area of the 2,500 ton press. As he was doing so, the press cycled and Employee #1's head was crushed. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, POWER PRESS, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301804654			Fatality	Other	Forging machine operators

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