OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221367824

COLMAC COIL MIDWEST, INC.

PAXTON, IL· 2021-06-29T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Broken Bone, Caught Between, Die, Die Safety Device, Forearm, Fracture, HVAC, Hand, Inexperience, Jammed, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Metal, Metal Sheet, Pinch Point, Pinched, Point Of Operation, Power Press, Press, Press Operator, Production Line, Safety Device, Sheet, Sheet Metal, Stuck
NAICS: 333415
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345397137
Employer profile: COLMAC COIL MIDWEST, INC.
Summary number: 221367824
Report ID: 0524500

Event description

Employee fractures lower arm in press dies, requires surgery

Investigation abstract

At 1:15 p.m. on June 29, 2021, an employee working as a pressing machine operator for an HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer was operating an Oak Fin Model FP-3B Progressive Die Press. The employee noticed the aluminum sheet had become stuck to the top die. The employee placed his hand between the top and bottom die to dislodge the metal sheet. The press cycled while the employee had his hand inside the point of operation. The employee was hospitalized to treat bone fractures to his arm, which required surgery.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
747

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