Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121725.015 - Employee fractures arms when caught in lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 121725.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 11/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1445226.015	11/14/2019		332999	Materials Transportation Company

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on November 12, 2019, an employee was sanding a steel shaft that was rotating in a manual engine lathe. The employee was standing to the side of the lathe instead of directly in front of it and had the rod sticking out of the back end of the chuck and resting on a steady-stand. While sanding the steel shaft, the employee's loose shirt sleeve got caught by the rotating shaft. Due to the high speed of rotation, approximately 500 RPM, the employee was pulled in by the rotating shaft and began to rotate with the shaft. The employee was hospitalized to treat multiple fractures to his left arm, a right arm fracture, and an abrasion to his neck.

Keywords: Abrasion, Arm, Caught By, Clothing, Engine Lathe, Fracture, Metal Shaft, Neck, Pulled In, Rotating Shaft, Sanding Machine, Steel

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1445226.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinists

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