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Accident: 94006.015 - Worker Operating Iron Punch Machine Injured When Shard Enter
Accident: 94006.015 -- Report ID: 1032700 -- Event Date: 03/01/2017 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1216920.015 | 03/06/2017 | Army Corps. Of Engineers - The Dalles Dam | |||||
| At 2:30 p.m. on March 1, 2017, Employee #1 was working in the weld/fabrication s hop at a river dam. After taking measurements to fabricate an oil drip pan for a crane, he prepared the Metal Muncher Iron Worker to punch holes into a piece o f angle iron that would support the oil drip pan. As he lowered the tap into th e die, he heard what he later described as a popping noise. Employee #1 realize d that the limit switch was not adjusted properly. Employee #1 felt swelling an d discomfort in his neck and approached a coworker, thinking metal from the punc h process may have struck and entered his neck. They proceeded to the hospital, where Employee #1 was admitted. He underwent exploratory surgery which removed a splinter of metal from his neck. | |||||||
Keywords:
die safety device, iron worker, limit switch, machine guarding, neck, splinter, struck by
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| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
| 1 | 1216920.015 | 40 | M | Hospitalized injury | Welders and cutters | ||