OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14412654

GUARD,MOLDING MACHINE,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED

1987-07-27T00:00:00

Event: GUARD,MOLDING MACHINE,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14412654
Report ID: 626600

Event description

Employee killed when crushed against molding machine

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating an extruder molding machine that was computerized to m ake 55-gallon plastic drums. Some guarding existed but it was incomplete, allowi ng the employee to access the mold area while the machine was operating. As the barrel retriever moved over to receive a drum that was due out of the mold, it s truck Employee #1 and crushed him against the mold. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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