Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143221.015 - Employee suffers fractures when shirt is caught in lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 143221.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 01/20/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1575255.015	01/28/2022		332710	Cuyahoga Machine Co., Llc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on January 20, 2022, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured fluid power cylinders and actuators. It was a machine shop. The employee operated lathes and turning machines. He was operating a Sharp model 26160B engine lathe. He was machining a part on the lathe, when his shirt became caught in the turning work piece. His shirt was ripped from his body and was wound around the work piece. The employee was pulled into or against the machine. He suffered a fractured vertebra and fractured ribs. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught By, Caught In, Clothing, Engine Lathe, Lathe, PPE, Rotating Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1575255.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Lathe and turning machine operators

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