Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109064.015 - Employee Is Injured When Hair Become Entangled In Lathe Mach

Accident Summary Nr: 109064.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 04/20/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1312293.015	04/26/2018		333249	Kastalon, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on April 20, 2018, an employee was demonstrating how he had lost h is tape measure with it falling into the base of a Tarrow Lathes Machine, Model Number TUJ 50M120 to his supervisor and bent down too close to the rotating spin dle bar/feed bar. The employee's hair became entangled with the bar and wrapped around the tip of his left pinky, pulling his hair from his scalp and amputatin g his fingertip. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: caught by, entangled, hair, lathe, rotating parts, scalped

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1312293.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinists

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.

UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA