OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #976860
C M I PERMANENT MOLD INC
BRISTOL, IN·
Event description
Employee's arm amputated after being crushed by die
Investigation abstract
At approximately 9:15 a.m. on November 21, 1988, Employee #1 was reaching in bet ween the die molds to change the upper date stamp. Employee #1 was using a pair of pliers to hold the stamp. When the die was raised for more clearance, it hit the top plate and the cylinder shaft broke, crushing and pinning Employee #1's r ight hand and forearm in the machine. It took approximately three minutes to lif t the die to remove his arm. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital, where his ri ght arm had to be amputated below the elbow.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 719
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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