OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #731646

CHRYSLER INC KOKOMO CASTING PLANT

KOKOMO, IN— 1985-06-26T00:00:00

Event: DIE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, DIE CASTING MACHINE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2713832
Employer profile: CHRYSLER INC KOKOMO CASTING PLANT
Summary number: 731646
Report ID: 551800

Event description

Employee killed when crushed between dies

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working on a die casting machine at the Chrysler, Inc., casting plant in Kokomo, IN. He apparently went behind the safety door after it closed a nd was caught between the die halves. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 53 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
719

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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