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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #731646

DIE,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,POINT OF OPERATION,DIE CASTING MACHINE

Event
DIE,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,POINT OF OPERATION,DIE CASTING MACHINE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
731646
Report ID
551800

Event description

Employee killed when crushed between dies

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working on a die casting machine at the Chrysler, Inc., casting plant in Kokomo, IN. He apparently went behind the safety door after it closed a nd was caught between the die halves. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 53 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    719
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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