Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94130.015 - Employee is struck by steel die ejected from forge

Accident Summary Nr: 94130.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 03/19/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1219428.015	03/23/2017		332111	Wyman Gordon Forgings

Abstract: At 5:00 a.m. on March 19, 2017, an employee was preparing to remove a die from the forge. A steel prop used for the top die was forced out of the forge when the die came down. The employee was struck by the flying object, resulting in contusion, laceration, and fractured skull.

Keywords: Die, Flying Object, Power Press, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1219428.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Forging machine operators

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