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Accident Summary Nr: 141364.015 - Employee is killed when caught in lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 141364.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 11/22/2021
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1565235.01511/22/2021332710Gulf-Tex Manufacturing, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:10 a.m. on November 22, 2021, an employee was using a 54-inch Bullard vertical turret lathe to manufacture a metal block replacement part for a forklift attachment. The part was for a forklift used at the employer's other business called Liberty Forge, Inc. A lead man had been present with the employee, but walked out of the shop to get his phone from his truck. The lathe was on when the lead man walked out. The lead man heard a squealing sound from the shop, so he went back inside. He found the employee in the lathe. No witnesses saw what happened. The employee's legs were between the rotating table and the side/back of the machine. The front of his legs were facing south, but the front of his torso was facing the opposite direction and laying on the rotating table. The employee's jacket was caught on the metal block part and had twisted around the cutting tool. The metal block part and the chucks of the lathe extended beyond the rotating table. Neither were guarded for their caught-in hazards. The employee's torso was separated from the lower part of his body. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Lathe, Machine Guarding, Metal Lathe

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1565235.015 62 M Fatality Lathe and turning machine operators

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