OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14513006
WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC
MARINE TIE, WI—
Event description
CRUSHED IN MOLDING MACHINE
Investigation abstract
AN AUTOMATIC MOLDING MACHINE OPERATOR WAS CRUSHED IN THE POINT OF OPERATION WHIL E PUTTING A CORE IN THE MOLD. THE LIGHT CURTAIN GUARDING DEVICE WAS TURNED OFF. THE OPERATOR DID NOT TURN OFF THE AUTOMATIC CONTROL BEFORE REACHING INTO THE POI NT OF OPERATION TO INSERT 2 CORES. THE MOLD ADVANCE PUSHED THE OPERATOR FROM BEH IND INTO A FIXED PLATE EDGE THAT OPENED HIS CHEST AND BROKE HIS NECK. THE SITE W AS A GRAY IRON FOUNDRY SAND MOLD FORMING OPERATION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: 1 . THE LIGHT CURTAIN WAS TURNED OFF. 2. THE PRESSURE TAPE STOPS ON THE MOVING PAR TS WERE INEFFECTIVE. 3. THE CONTROLS WERE NOT LABELED. 4. THERE WERE NO WRITTEN OPERATING PROCEDURES.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 719
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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