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September 22, 2007- John Kelly Wright: 41 years old; Machine Operator; 21 year seniority; Chrysler Corporation-Kokomo Transmission: Kokomo, IN; LU 1166, Region 3. The victim was working on Die Cast Machine 403 making visual checks of parts and removing overflows and flash from bell housings at the time of the incident. At approximately 2 am. he notified his supervisor of problems with an ejector limit switch which he had tightened a bolt on earlier in the shift. He further stated if the bolt came loose again skilled trades would need to be called. A co-worker found the victim in the machine near the ejector limit switch at approximately 5 am. fatally injured. He had apparently entered the machine through an access door equipped with a basic safety interlock. He was crushed between the slide and die block when the machine cycled. |
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