Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305352684 - Apw Enclosures Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 11:30 a.m. on October 29, 2003, a temporary employee, Employee #1, was working for a company that manufactured metal cabinets from sheet metal. Employee #1 was working with a coworker in the tool department and at the time of the accident, the two employees locked out a 150-ton Amada (Model TP150EX, Serial 73000050) punch press. The press and dies were going to be inspected, serviced and cleaned. Employee #1 and the coworker removed the 523-pound die with a forklift. The die was set on a large table. The coworker used a crow bar to separate the top from the bottom die. The top die was set aside. Employee #1 and the coworker set the bottom die on its side and rotated it clockwise when it suddenly fell over. The falling die struck Employee #1 on his wrist. Employee #1 sustained a deep laceration to his left wrist and was hospitalized.

Keywords: DIE, MAINTENANCE, SHEET METAL, POWER PRESS, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, FALLING OBJECT, PUNCH PRESS, WRIST