Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101165.015 - Employee strikes head against sanding equipment and is kille

Accident Summary Nr: 101165.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 12/01/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1280430.015	12/01/2017		336415	Pcc Rollmet, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on December 2017, an employee was changing a sanding belt on an OD Sander, Equipment #511. The employee had moved the right wheel inward to increase slack on the sanding belt and then removed it. The equipment was left running which meant that the shaft, chuck and a pipe were rotating when the left sleeve of the employee was caught in the chuck. The employee's arm and body were pulled into and around the chuck. The employee struck his head and was killed at the site.

Keywords: Arm, Caught By, Entangled, Head, Lockout, Sanding Machine, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1280430.015	50	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified

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