OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221599889

SILGAN CLOSURES

EVANSVILLE, IN— 2023-09-18T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Head, Interlock, Moving, Neck, Press
NAICS: 311999
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346980063
Employer profile: SILGAN CLOSURES
Summary number: 221599889
Report ID: 0551800

Event description

Employee is killed due to blunt force trauma

Investigation abstract

At 1:00 a.m. on September 18, 2023, an employee was operating a stamping press. The employee entered the area with moving parts and placed the override key in the interlock. The employee was killed due to sharp force trauma of the head and neck.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
706

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