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Accident: 202342044 - Employee'S Arm Is Caught In Die Cutting Press

Accident: 202342044 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 04/18/2008
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
31198166604/22/20083171Age Manufacturers Inc
On April 18, 2008, Employee #1 was operating the Ormont die press (Ormont Number DU-44, Serial Number 7757), a traveling head die cutting press. These presses are sometimes called "clickers". Employee #1 was working along with his lead man. The operation is normally a one person job, but with larger pieces tending to bunch at the edges, they sometimes use two operators. Employee #1 was standing behind the machine adjusting large pieces of materials (0.75 inches thick and around 4 foot square) when the lead man activated the two-hand trips, closing the press on Employee #1's arm. Employee #1 has been unable to work for a month and has had repeated operations. The press should not be operated by two operators without separate two-hand trips.
Keywords: hand control, die cutting press, machine operator, caught by, arm
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 311981666 Hospitalized injury Bruise/Contus/Abras Production helpers

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