Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123827.015 - Employee injures ribs, liver when struck by projectile metal

Accident Summary Nr: 123827.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 01/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1458880.015	02/10/2020		332112	Brass Aluminum Forging Enterprises Llc

Abstract: At 6:00 a.m. on January 20, 2020, an employee was operating a forging press which struck a metal block positioned between the dies when the press cycled. The block flew out of the press and and struck the employee. The employee incurred fractured ribs and a damaged liver and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught In, Chest, Contusion, Flying Object, Fracture, Housekeeping, Liver, Machine operator, Mechanical Power Press, Metal Block, Press Operator, Projectile, Rib, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1458880.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Forging machine operators

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