Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170159859 - Employee injured when thrown from turret lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 170159859 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 12/12/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112008834	12/14/1990	3511	0	Solar Turbines Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was machining a 29 in. diameter by 27 in. high part on a Giddings and Lewis computer-controlled, 48 in. vertical turret lathe. At certain points in the program, the turntable stops for the operator to check the tool, make measurements, or clean away chips. When the turntable paused briefly between operations, Employee #1 mistook this for a programmed stop and stepped onto the turntable to make a measurement. The turntable restarted automatically, throwing him off. He suffered a fractured kneecap and lacerations on his head, hands, and back.

Keywords: EJECTED, KNEE, FRACTURE, HEAD, LATHE, MACHINIST, WORK RULES, LACERATION, FALL, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112008834			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinists

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