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Accident Summary Nr: 14273072 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY PIECE OF GRINDING WHEEL

Accident Summary Nr: 14273072 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 05/20/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18064055	05/20/1988	2621	0	International Paper Company

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM ON MAY 20, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A TYPE B6A2 DIAMOND EDGE ORGANICALLY BONDED 6 INCH DIAMETER ABRASIVE WHEEL. THE WHEEL WAS BEING OPERATED AT 3 TIMES THE MAXIMUM SPEED RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE WHEEL WAS OVERSIZED FOR THE GRINDER, SO THE GUARD COULD NOT BE USED ON THE TOOL POST GRINDER. WHEN THE WHEEL SUDDENLY EXPLOSIVELY DISINTEGRATED, A FRAGMENT STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK AND JAW, KILLING HIM INSTANTLY.

Keywords: DISINTEGRATED, WORK RULES, NECK, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, ABRASIVE WHEEL, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18064055			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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