OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221644552

FALCO, LLC

CHANDLER, AZ· 2024-02-20T00:00:00

Event: Aluminum Processing, Caught Between, Crushed, Extrusion, Extrusion Machine, Loader, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Mechanical Power Press, Pinch Point, Pinched, Point Of Operation, Torso, Unknown
NAICS: 331313
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347305856
Employer profile: FALCO, LLC
Summary number: 221644552
Report ID: 0936400

Event description

Employee is killed when crushed between press and loader

Investigation abstract

At 8:45 a.m. on February 20, 2024, an employee working as a tool and die maker for an aluminum processing plant was found trapped inside a Ferrel 2200-ton extrusion press. No definitive conclusion could be reached as to why the employee was in that location and what specific circumstances contributed to him being trapped inside the press. The employee died when he was caught inside the press pit between the loader and ramp with the loader crushing his torso.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
634

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