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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #660019

DIE,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,HYDRAULIC PRESS,PRESS

Event
DIE,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,HYDRAULIC PRESS,PRESS
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
660019
Report ID
111400

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY PIECE OF BROKEN DIE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A HYDRAULIC PRESS WHEN THE DIE FRACTURED. A PIECE OF T HE BROKEN DIE FLEW THROUGH THE GUARD AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1, KILLING HER.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 47 F

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    20
    Event type
    1
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

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