OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221386345

LOROCO INDUSTRIES INC.

CINCINNATI, OH· 2021-08-26T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Caught Between, Caught In, Crushed, Inexperience, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Power Press, Press, Press Operator, Staffing Agency, Temporary, Temporary Employment Agency, Temporary Worker, Two-Hand Control
NAICS: 322121
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345502124
Employer profile: LOROCO INDUSTRIES INC.
Summary number: 221386345
Report ID: 0522000

Event description

Employee crushes arm when caught in press performing routine

Investigation abstract

At 8:15 a.m. on August 26, 2021, an employee working as a press operator was operating Federal #7 Mechanical Power Press. The employee followed standard procedures. He put a part into the press, hit the two-hand control, went to remove the part, and the press cycled on its own. The employee's right arm was caught between the die cut plates as a result. The employee was hospitalized to treat a crushed arm.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
747

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