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Accident Summary Nr: 14347603 - EMPLOYEE'S ARMS CAUGHT IN MACHINE LATHE

Accident Summary Nr: 14347603 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 01/27/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101236628	01/27/1987	3316	0	Polymer Coil Coaters

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 AM ON JANUARY 27, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1, A MACHINIST, WAS OPERATING A MACHINE LATHE. HE APPROACHED THE CHUCK, WHERE A SHOP-BUILT CHUCK DOG WAS HOLDING AN EIGHT (8) INCH DIAMETER BY EIGHT (8) FEET LONG PAINT ROLL APPLICATOR, WHICH WAS TO BE SAND-BELT DRESSED IN THE LATHE. THE MACHINIST WAS WEARING A HEAVY LONG SLEEVED DENIM (COWBOY TYPE) JACKET. THE SHOP-BUILT CHUCK DOG HAD TWO TWO-INCH LONG BOLTS EXTENDING FROM THE DOG SHAFT. HIS JACKET SLEEVES BECAME CAUGHT IN THE DOG, AND HE WAS PULLED THROUGH THE SPINDLE AREA AT THE LATHE BED. HIS ARMS WERE TORN FROM HIS BODY.

Keywords: LATHE, ROTATING SHAFT, MACHINIST, ARM, ENTANGLED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101236628			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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