Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 152822.015 - Employee dies when struck in chest by rubber roller

Accident Summary Nr: 152822.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 01/12/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1643322.015	01/12/2023		322299	Swanson Wiper Corporation

Abstract: At 1:13 a.m. on January 12, 2023, an employee was using an Enco lathe to remove ink from a rubber roller with a wire attached to an angle grinder and later an emery cloth. The employee adjusted the lathe, setting the speed to 1,800 RPMs. The rubber roller ejected from the shaft, hitting the employee in the chest. The employee was hospitalized and died on January 12, 2023, as a result of unspecified chest injuries.

Keywords: Chest, Ejected, Flying Object, Lathe, Machine operator, Roller--Mach/Part, Rubber, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1643322.015	55	M	Fatality

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