Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 956946 - Cheese molder operator killed between machine and rack

Accident Summary Nr: 956946 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 02/17/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119797785	02/17/1996	2022	0	Suprema Specialties West, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 6:50 a.m. on February 17, 1996, Employee #1, a cheese molder operator at Suprema Specialties West, Inc., a cheese manufacturer, walked though the 1 ft opening between a Supreme 720E mozzarella cheese molder sliding reciprocating table (Stainless Steel Fabricating, Inc.) and a stationary cheese mold rack cage. The machine cycled and Employee #1 was crushed to death. A hazard is created when the 3 1/2 in. diameter bore by 10 in. stroke of the pneumatically operated cylinder shifts the table back and forth, reducing the opening to approximately 1 1/2 in. The opening was not guarded as required.

Keywords: CHEST, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119797785			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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