OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #976142

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY MOTORS & GENERATORS

FORT WAYNE, IN· 1988-10-04T00:00:00

Event: DIE, HEAD, SHOULDER, IMPALED, POINT OF OPERATION, ARM, FACE, CASTING DIE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #103992426
Employer profile: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY MOTORS & GENERATORS
Summary number: 976142
Report ID: 551800

Event description

Employee killed when head is impaled in die casting machine

Investigation abstract

At approximately 7:00 a.m. on October 4, 1988, Employee #1, a 41-year-old die ca st machine operator, was lubricating the dies on a Cast Master die cast machine, serial #67-181, when he accidentally tripped the cycle button and safety bar si multaneously while his head was inside the point of operation. As the dies close d together, a 1 1/2 inch diameter and 3 inch long guide post on the right die im paled the right side of Employee #1's face. His left arm and shoulder were also caught in the point of operation. Employee #1 was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Ft. Wayne and pronounced dead.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Nature of injury
18

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
719

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
2

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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