Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145030.015 - Employee fractures arm and ribs after shirt is caught in mac

Accident Summary Nr: 145030.015 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 02/18/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1587379.015	03/28/2022		333996	Wilo Usa, Llc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on February 18, 2022, an employee was checking the threads on a pipe with a thread pitch gauge. The thread pitch gauge became stuck, as the employee attempted to free the gauge, their shirt was caught in the machine's three-jaw chuck. The employee was pulled into the three-jaw chuck, resulting in fractures to his arm and ribs, resulting in a hospitalization.

Keywords: Arm, Clothing, Fracture, Machine operator, Pulled In, Stuck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1587379.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Lathe and turning machine operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.