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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #976142

DIE,HEAD,SHOULDER,IMPALED,POINT OF OPERATION,ARM,FACE,CASTING DIE

Event
DIE,HEAD,SHOULDER,IMPALED,POINT OF OPERATION,ARM,FACE,CASTING DIE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
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. #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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