Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125350710 - Employee injured when head strikes lathe part

Accident Summary Nr: 125350710 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 03/04/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125350710	03/04/1998	3599	0	M & S Precision Machine

Abstract: Employee #1 was running an automatic Crown metal lathe with a rotating tool turret when the parts catcher failed to properly catch a part. He reached into the machine to pick up the part up and was struck on the head when the turret rotated. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization. He had been running the lathe with the enclosed door open and the interlock off.

Keywords: HEAD, LATHE, ROTATING PARTS, WORK RULES, INTERLOCK, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125350710			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Lathe and turning machine operators

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