Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125959437 - Employee injured when steel block flies out of lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 125959437 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/24/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125959437	09/25/1996	3469	0	P K Manufacturing America Inc

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on September 24, 1996, Employee #1 inserted a steel block into a lathe to "dress" or machine mold it, and selected a high rotational speed. The block separated from the lathe's three-jaw chuck and struck Employee #1. He suffered a serious head injury and the loss of his left eye. The Division proposed the employer be cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 3203(a)(7) because the employer had not trained the employee about the hazards unique to the operation of metalworking lathes.

Keywords: EYE, HEAD, LATHE, STEEL BLOCK, MACHINIST, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125959437			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Lathe and turning machine operators

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