OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221487499
THE TOP DIE CASTING CO.
SOUTH BELOIT, IL—
Event description
Employee is killed when crushed between die
Investigation abstract
At 8:15 a.m. on August 8, 2022, an employee was adjusting the die on a die casting machine. The employee entered the machine by stepping into it between the dies. Not knowing the employee was adjusting the die, a coworker activated the machine which closed the door and the machine cycled. The employee was crushed between two die when the machine cycled, resulting in his death.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 44 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 779
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