Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14237259 - Employee Struck by the Radial Arm of an Extruder

Accident Summary Nr: 14237259 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 12/06/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1418813	12/07/1984	3599	0	Mcgill Maintenance Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was in drilling out a head bolt. As he stopped to check his progress, the arm of a radial-arm drill descended and struck him and another employee (Employee #2). Employee #1 died of his injuries. The locknut used to keep the elevating screw in place had become unscrewed when its retaining pin sheared. This defect allowed the radial arm to fall.

Keywords: DRILLING MACHINE, PIN, LOCKING PINS, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, SHEARED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1418813			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported
2	1418813			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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