OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221609027

GEORG UTZ, INC.

EDINBURGH, IN— 2023-10-18T00:00:00

Event: Broke, Crane, Die, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Machinist, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Overhead Crane, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Skull, Struck By
NAICS: 326199
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347041469
Employer profile: GEORG UTZ, INC.
Summary number: 221609027
Report ID: 0551800

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by falling die

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on October 18, 2023, an employee working as a tool and die maker for a plastics manufacturer was using an overhead crane to move a large metallic die. The die broke away from the components that were secured to the lifting eyes causing the die to drop several feet. The die struck the employee as it fell puncturing and fracturing his skull and killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 66 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
634

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